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# Throwback Thursday: July 9, 2026
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2026-07-09/
- Published: 2026-07-10T03:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-10T04:38:38.000Z
- Description: In honor of the built-in lightweight testing framework in VCS Add-in's recent v5 release, we revisit testing in this week's edition of Throwback Thursday.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,800 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

[Python-inspired Doc Tests in VBADoc tests are not a replacement for unit or integration testing. But they do provide the best return on investment (ROI) of any type of test, mostly because the effort to write them is near zero.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/NLS_Icon_square-0908b578-d794-4eb5-8ac8-cc7f5a5d5129.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/20200921_173427---gbm18----1a0eb9db-1bfa-4cb0-9e11-37087a9c46ad.png)](https://nolongerset.com/python-inspired-doc-tests-in-vba/)

[VBA Doc Tests: Advanced FeaturesLet’s take our doc tests to the next level. I’ll show you how to use my custom DocTests function to test classes, private functions, and error conditions.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/NLS_Icon_square-34b52fb1-0d6e-4c09-84e9-96fbb7be8142.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/technology-4905257_1920-7c17f754-abc0-4385-9465-423867b41658.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/vba-doc-tests-advanced-features/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Unit TestingEvery programmer needs a rubberduck. COM add-in for the VBA & VB6 IDE (VBE). - rubberduck-vba/Rubberduck![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/favicon-ff54e06c-c58b-4b95-83b1-fc0eb2dde6db.svg)GitHubrubberduck-vba![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/Rubberduck-30fb3a5c-8d0d-414b-8ca5-b2e321cb8f5b)](https://github.com/rubberduck-vba/Rubberduck/wiki/Unit-Testing)

[TestingSynchronize your Access Forms, Macros, Modules, Queries, Reports, and more with a version control system. - joyfullservice/msaccess-vcs-addin![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/icon/favicon-e5ab7209-77a9-4666-8671-c31ded15735f.svg)GitHubjoyfullservice![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/thumbnail/msaccess-vcs-addin-266d4832-bd41-4014-b3e1-41676a12d135)](https://github.com/joyfullservice/msaccess-vcs-addin/wiki/Testing)

## Developer Humor

### Software Testing Day

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2026/07/image-6.png)](https://xkcd.com/2928/)

The company tried to document how often employees were celebrating Software Testing Day, but their recordkeeping system kept mysteriously crashing.

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