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# Throwback Thursday: February 20, 2026
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2026-02-20/
- Published: 2026-02-20T04:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:48:29.000Z
- Description: Take your VBA string-building skills to the next level in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,500 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[Come TogetherDo you build strings in loops? Stop trimming the delimiter at the end of the loop. There’s a better way.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2020/09/chain-3481377_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/come-together/)

[Standard String Concatenation in VBA is Slow and InefficientA deep dive into the inner workings of string concatenation in VBA and why appending a single character to a long string can be so expensive.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2023/09/Deep-Dive-String-Concatenation.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/string-concatenation-in-vba/)

[clsConcat: Blazing-Fast String Building Performance in VBAYou don’t need to understand how to pre-allocate a memory buffer in VBA to take advantage of this blazing-fast string builder class.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2023/09/clsConcat.png)](https://nolongerset.com/clsconcat/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Choosing Between & and + for String Concatenation in VBAExplore the differences between & and + in VBA for string concatenation. Learn how to handle Null values effectively in your code and queries.![](https://www.devhut.net/favicon.ico)Daniel Pineault![](https://www.devhut.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CARDA_HfH.jpg)](https://www.devhut.net/choosing-between-and-for-string-concatenation-in-vba/)

[💥 Developer Helpers – 19 VBA String Functions That Every Developer Will Love!If you work with VBA, you know the drill: strings are everywhere — during import, reporting, data preparation and text processing. And every time it’s: substring here, trim there, replace over there.![](https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/al2o9zrvru7aqj8e1x2rzsrca)LinkedInMarcus Dieterle![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQE8cfOfKv9pRg/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/B4EZpaU2OTGoAI-/0/1762452011443?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=Hhe61M4MaFuXjGQvTjgTGVOVspYFoeI-RBq4A9rv0r0)](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/developer-helpers-19-vba-string-functions-every-love-marcus-dieterle-qxcoe/)

## Developer Humor

### Keyboard Mash

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2026/02/image-8.png)](https://xkcd.com/1530/)

WHY DON'T YOU COME HANG OUT INSIDE MY HOUSE. WE CAN COOK BREAD AND CHAT ABOUT OUR INTERNAL SKELETONS.

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