"What is GitHub? Wrong answers only." I came across this question on Twitter and the answers made me laugh-out-loud.
What is GitHub? Wrong answers only.
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LINQPad for writing C# snippets
Sometimes I want to write a small C# snippet to test or check an idea. But it is too much effort to start up Visual Studio (Code) or Rider and create a console app. Even when I have any of these...
Stay away from 1h meetings
Schedule a 1-hour meeting, just to be sure, and somehow people will use the full hour. People deviate from the original topics of interest and there is no urgency to conclude the meeting sooner. We...
Flip shorting meetings
Shorten your meeting to prepare for the next one? Does this really work? I doubt it in the way we are using it now. There is a trend going on to shorten meetings to 25 min or 50 min. The idea is...
7 rules for setting up meetings
I was looking into rules for meetings. What are good times to meet? How long? How do you set up meetings? This is what I found: ✅ Do meetings of 1/2 hour or an hour. Most people prefer this. ❌ Don't...
New UI of JetBrains Rider
For development I use Rider (dotnet) and WebStorm (Web/JavaScript) from JetBrains. In the new update, 2022.3, you can enable their new UI. You can turn it on in Settings > Appearance & Behavior...
Get rid of the Product Owner
Get rid of the Product Owner! It's a term introduced with Scrum, but it is creating more confusion than making things clear. New people to Scrum, have no clue what it means. Even when explained and...
Email validation on Leads
Dynamics 365 Sales added Email Validation on Leads. A small feature that I almost missed. But it comes with great power. It analyzes the primary email address in lead records to identify the ones...
From Scrum to Kanban
I use Kanban instead of Scrum. Much simpler. By removing two main things from Scrum we have Kanban: ❌ Sprints❌ Tasks When you have Continuous Delivery working then you can release anytime. With...
Scrum has to many rules
I am starting to hate Scrum. 8 years ago, I started with Scrum, and I was a fan. It removed friction of writing down everything before implementing and it gave the team way of saying no to too much...
Rider stacktrace
I use JetBrains Rider instead of Visual Studio for development. Why? It's all about the User Experience (UX). It removes friction in places I didn't know I needed it. 💡An example: You got a bug, and...
How to start with Power Pages
What could be the lowest entry point to start with Power Pages? Suppose that I am not sure yet about Power Pages, what would be a good starting point to see if it's a good fit? In my mind this would...
Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.