Yesterday I posted about the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. How? By switching jobs! Sad but true. I explained about when you should do it and the benefits when you switch jobs:...
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Job-hopping: Do it
This might be the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. I hired people, did salary negotiation, gave yearly pay raises, but I never give them my best advice to raise their salary. Switch...
Javascript async/await in Dynamics 365
Why isn’t targeting ES5 in JavaScript working anymore in Dynamics 365 / Power Platform. I see a lot of Dynamics 365 still targeting ES5 (or ES6) in JavaScript and missing out on some new features....
The most crucial factors for project managers
🌞Fun fact The most crucial factors for project managers to measure developers are: ✅ Working software ✅ Completed tasks ✅ Code readability The most crucial factors of failure for project managers...
Email Plus addressing in microsoft 365
💡 Tip: Unlimited (test) email addresses in Microsoft 365 Email Plus addressing, also known as plus sign (+) trick, is popularized by Gmail. Microsoft 365 has this since 2020 but enabled by...
In-app notifications in Power Apps
I rambled a couple of times about how I like the new in-app notification feature in Power Apps / Dynamics 365. Why? It looks like a small feature, but this is a tremendous change in user experience....
The three important values in a live partner
I'm now over 40 years and was thinking about the qualities I look for in a partner to grow old with. For me, the three most important values for a partner are: Emotional stable, kind and...
Microsoft Lists? Or Power Lists?
Microsoft Lists are built upon (or evolution of) SharePoint Lists. The pack a lot of power - no pun intended. Shouldn't they be rebranded to Power Lists? Are they really used a lot for personal...
How to use Environment Variables in your plugins
Environment Variables Dynamics 365 / Power Apps solution can have Environment Variables. Often a Settings table (=entity) would be created to store configuration settings that differ between...
.NET 7 dynamic recompilation
.NET 7 is coming out soon. Where .NET 6 is known for its big performance improvement, the idea was that this big step couldn't be done again. But .NET 7 comes with a feature that dynamically...
Using Basic Authentication in Exchange?
Using Basic Authentication in Exchange? From Okt 1 that will not be possible anymore! Someone that has been looming for a while is happening starting from Oktober 1: Depreciation of Basic...
Three reasons to use Power Pages
Two weeks ago, I posted about why not to use Power Pages and it triggered a lot of discussion on LinkedIn. I have given a couple of reasons not to use it, mostly related when you want to create a...

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





