Why is the Power App Team not focusing more on the core features? Recently Pipelines feature was released. My first reaction was looks nice, but why? Why put so much effort into an edge feature,...
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Still running on Azure Functions v1?
Are you still running on Azure Functions v1? Do you do this to run .NET Framework code? Since the end of last year, Azure Functions v4 supports .NET Framework 4.8 in isolated mode. So now would be a...
Powerful segmentation is coming to Dynamics 365 Sales.
Powerful segmentation is coming to Dynamics 365 Sales. When you are running marketing campaigns and leads are coming more than you can handle you get the desire to segment them. Now you can create...
Regions in C#
Regions in C# is an anti-pattern or code smell. When I review, I sometimes see a class that looks decent. Then I open the #region sections and it becomes a big giant monster. If you think code...
Naming of your methods
Good naming of your methods can solve a lot of customer issues. I use NServiceBus as messaging framework in dotnet. I was using a method of this framework, which wasn't doing what I was expected....
Applying Buying vs Building to yourself
When Buying vs Building logic doesn't work... When I paid salary to my employees, signing up for a service for €50/month feels insignificant. When I work as freelancer, I would rather spend 8 hours...
Vertical Tabs in OneNote
Vertical tabs have arrived in OneNote (2016, the classic Windows app). When the new OneNote for Windows came out, I liked the simplicity. The 'classic' OneNote had so many features to accommodate...
Editable Views
Last week a customer wanted to edit directly in a view in a model-driven Power App. They needed to quickly set the attendance for the students. Opening each record to set if someone is present or...
What is culture?
"Culture is what people do when no one is looking" This statement feels so true to me. Culture is not something that is imposed by external rules or norms. It is something that emerges from the...
Do for the Doing
Don't just 'do' to do. Anything you do repeatedly should be improved, automated, or questioned & removed.
Dynamics logo evolution
The marketing team of Microsoft really likes renaming and rebranding products. The evolution of the Dynamics logo: 2009-2012 2012 - 2016 2016 - 2021 2021 - Today Dit I miss any?
Cards as dialogs?
Canvas Apps and Custom Pages are low-code solutions. They are recommended as a replacement for Dialogs in Model-driven apps (like Dynamics 365). I personally think it isn't a good enough...

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



