Throwback Thursday: April 2, 2026
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.
Highlights from NoLongerSet.com
Five Problems Working with Global Constants in VBA
Working with global constants in VBA is unnecessarily difficult, resulting in code that’s harder to read and maintain than it needs to be.
“Hiding” Global Data in VBA
How to implement Steve McConnell’s sage advice for handling global data, with techniques for both global constants and global variables.
Better Global Constants in VBA with Dot-Driven Development
My global constant “C” class--with PredeclaredId = True--is a great alternative to traditionally-declared global Public Const’s.
Developer Humor
linus was the original vibe coder before it was cool. dude just posts an angry email on the mailing list describing what he wants and thousands of engineers worldwide implement it for free. zero tokens consumed, zero API costs, infinite context window (30+ years of kernel… https://t.co/qpPQTKMZT2
— Chayenne Zhao (@GenAI_is_real) March 14, 2026
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