You hate doing Sales? Picture the pushy car salesperson who breathes down your neck. No one aspires to be that. Is that what sales is to you? It used to be for me 🤔. It's time to shatter that...
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Don’t use /> in HTML 🚫!
Don't use /> in HTML 🚫! I always thought I needed to close HTML tags properly, even for tags like <br/>🏷️. It was in the hype around 2000s when the idea was that XHTML was the future. I was...
Playing with Microsoft Kiota
Playing with Microsoft Kiota I needed to create a strong typed client in C# based on a OpenAPI or Swagger definition. I like these generated models, it makes programming to a API in C# so much...
Small, Daily Steps to Success!
Small, Daily Steps to Success! Success isn't birthed from grand, one-time events. It's the result of consistent, everyday actions. For instance, reading 10 pages daily trumps consuming a book in one...
Is Campaign still being used in Dynamics 365 Sales (CRM)?
Is Campaign still being used in Dynamics 365 Sales (CRM)? Campaign management has already been a long time in Dynamics 365 Sales, but is it still being used out in the wild? You can create a...
Think you need approval? Think again.
Think you need approval? Think again. In the fast-paced world of business, time is not just money; it’s everything. Yet, many processes are still handcuffed by the need for approvals. It's a common...
You want to skip tests programmatically in xUnit?
You want to skip tests programmatically in xUnit? You can't do it. xUnit doesn't allow it. The annoying thing it is already been added to the codebase of xUnit in the start 2020 (see...
My 7 favorite code review AI prompts:
My 7 favorite code review AI prompts: I often work in two separate modes when coding: Writing and Reviewing. In reviewing (editing) I focus on cleaning up, shortening and improving the code. I use...
Should you be worrying about the layoffs in IT?
Should you be worrying about the layoffs in IT? Big IT compies are starting to lay off software engineers. Is this the start of major layoffs in the whole industry? Personally, I don't think so....
Improve Email Marketing with CRM integration 🚀
Improve Email Marketing with CRM integration 🚀 Notice your sales and marketing gears 🔩 straining? A simple fix might be at hand. Link your CRM to your email marketing platform for smoother...
An efficient government sounds great until it isn’t.
An efficient government sounds great until it isn't. I lived in the Netherlands most of my live. It has one of the most efficient governments in the world. Everything is digital and connected. But...
Get ready to simplify your collections empty check in C#!
Get ready to simplify your collections empty check in C#! Ever noticed how different collection types in C#, like Array, List, or IEnumerable, have different methods to check if they're empty? Some...

Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.