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...
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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...
NServiceBus just dropped a bomb.
NServiceBus just dropped a bomb. Small companies now get NServiceBus basically for free. And guess who renewed last month at full price? Yep. This guy. This is huge for small teams. Finally, a...
Hourly billing hates seniors.
Hourly billing hates seniors. Agencies don’t hate us. But the math definitely does. - Seniors cost more. - Hourly margins get thin. - Juniors become the “profit heroes.” It’s like this weird...
Stop naming your publisher after your company.
Stop naming your publisher after your company. Your customer owns the environment. Your customer owns the solution. Yet I still see this everytime: - Publisher: BigFancyConsultingLtd - Environment:...
Is this the year of Linux on the desktop?
Is this the year of Linux on the desktop? David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the guy behind Ruby on Rails, thinks so. He ditched macOS and Windows for Linux with his custom setup called Omarchy. He...
I used to see ChatGPT as my rubber ducky. 🦆
I used to see ChatGPT as my rubber ducky. 🦆 Now it’s officially my pair-programmer. For months, I used ChatGPT daily, mostly for brainstorming, naming stuff, and untangling messy logic. But lately…...
Finally, a built-in way to edit the command bar in Dynamics 365!
Finally, a built-in way to edit the command bar in Dynamics 365! Remember when Microsoft promised we wouldn’t need Ribbon Workbench anymore? They called it the modern command designer with Power Fx....
7 things I wished I knew early in my developer career.
7 things I wished I knew early in my developer career. After more than a decade of coding (and breaking) stuff in C#, JavaScript, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform, here’s what I really wish someone...

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