Converting to ConvertKit! I wouldn't recommend this to everyone, but... migrating to ConvertKit has transformed my email marketing game. Here's why I've made the switch from ActiveCampaign: ✅ Modern...
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Ditching ActiveCampaign!
Ditching ActiveCampaign! I remember the thrill of signing up for ActiveCampaign, dreaming of revolutionizing my email marketing. But today, my story takes a turn. I'm saying goodbye to...
No need for a full-time Dynamics 365 developer? 🤔
No need for a full-time Dynamics 365 developer? 🤔 Power Platform is amazing for no-code/low-code solutions. ✨ But sometimes you need a developer to get the most out of the platform. 💡 Hiring a...
Fast way to increase your developer salary?
Fast way to increase your developer salary? Earning potential in the tech world isn't just about what you know, it's about how niche your expertise is. Consider this: Erlang, Elixir, Clojure, and...
ReSharper is 20 years old! 🎉
ReSharper is 20 years old! 🎉 Reading https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2024/07/23/resharper-20-years/ makes me realize how long I have been a .NET developer. I still remember using ReSharper for the...
Switching from Google to Bing 🔍
Switching from Google to Bing 🔍 Recently, I've decided to switch from Google Search to Microsoft Bing, and here’s why: Ad Overload on Google: Google's integration of its advertising and search teams...
Improving Optimization?
Improving Optimization? The traditional steps of Optimization: 1. Eliminate 2. Automate or 3. Delegate What if we added a missing element? Simplify. Before automating a convoluted workflow or...
Unit tests for Dataverse plugins?
Unit tests for Dataverse plugins? I must admit, I almost never write unit tests for Dataverse plugins. Plugins are often quite simple, testing them in isolation is not particularly useful. Often you...
New Dynamics 365 browser extension
New Dynamics 365 browser extension I'm trying out the new -Power Roles- extension and it looks very promising. You browse to a Dynamics 365 (or Power Apps) app and then you press -record-. It will...
SpecFlow: Great concept, flawed execution.
SpecFlow: Great concept, flawed execution. SpecFlow, a BDD framework designed to make writing scenarios a breeze for requirement analysts. The problem: It falls short of its promise. ❌ The reality?...
What if…? Production has a Staging slot.
What if...? Production has a Staging slot. Staging or QA environment needs to be the same or as close to production as it can be. Preferably, you want to restore a recent backup 💾 from Production as...
UUID v7 coming in .NET 9
UUID v7 coming in .NET 9 For those that didn't know, you can create Guids in different ways (algorithms). System.Guid supports UUID v4 out-of-the-box, the most used version. UUID v7 is now added,...
Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.