Power Automate connectors were training wheels. That is not an insult. Training wheels are useful. They let you go somewhere you could not go without them. The question is whether you still need...
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Before you write a try…catch, answer three questions:
Before you write a try…catch, answer three questions: 1 Do you know exactly which exception will be thrown?Not something might go wrong. A specific type. A specific failure mode. If you are...
A conversation I have had dozens of times in code reviews:
A conversation I have had dozens of times in code reviews: Me: Why are you catching this exception here? Developer: Otherwise the app would crash. Me: That is what we want. The reaction is always...
Your app should crash more often.
Your app should crash more often. Not because crashing is good. But because crashing is honest. When your app hits an unexpected state and crashes, you know exactly what happened. Stack trace....
Stop Catching Exceptions You Cannot Handle
Catching exceptions is not the same as handling them. Most developers do not know the difference, and it costs them. I was reviewing a pull request last week. Standard stuff: integration code,...
I only code 20% now.
I only code 20% now. AI removed coding as the bottleneck.Understanding the problem is now the job. Code is cheap nowDecisions are expensiveClarity beats syntaxProduct thinking beats coding speed...
Power Platform might not age well.
Power Platform might not age well. AI works best closer to the metal.Platforms are built for humans, not AI.
We Built Tools for Developers. AI Doesn’t Need Them.
Why developers are becoming product thinkers faster than expected I used to think coding would always be my core work. Not just part of it, but the core. Even when AI tools started improving, I...
Hourly billing is the Internet Explorer of pricing.
Hourly billing is the Internet Explorer of pricing. Technically it works. But... why are we still doing this? You get punished for being fast. You get punished for being senior. You get punished for...
Hourly billing kills love.
Hourly billing kills love. I saw it happen again and again at implementation partners. Everything starts fun… and then it slowly burns down. Year 1: honeymoon phase. Everyone smiles. Coffee tastes...
Hourly billing screws customers
Hourly billing screws customers Hourly billing looks harmless. But it quietly moves all the risk to the customer. - You don’t know the final price. - You only get an estimate (if you’re lucky). -...
Hourly billing is nuts.
Hourly billing is nuts. Because the slower someone works, the more you pay. And the faster someone is… the more they get punished. Great system, right? I got tired of this circus. So, I built...

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


