.NET Aspire sounds cool. But do I aspire to use it? No😉 Everyone's talking about it. But… I still don’t get what problem it's solving. ✅ My apps run fine without it. ✅ My dev life isn’t exactly full...
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Just blogged 📢: The TypeScript Type Trap in Dynamics 365! 😎
Just blogged 📢: The TypeScript Type Trap in Dynamics 365! 😎 Do you really need TypeScript type generators for your Dynamics 365 forms? IntelliSense? You get it in JS too. Build errors? Cool... for...
The TypeScript Type Trap in Dynamics 365
Everyone loves IntelliSense. It’s comforting. It's helpful. It's... kinda overhyped? Especially when it comes to adding strong types for form fields in Dynamics 365 or Dataverse. Let me explain. In...
I once ran a 12-person company.
I once ran a 12-person company. We had just 2 rules, and things worked beautifully. Most companies? They write a new rule every time something goes wrong. One mistake in 2017? Boom => policy,...
Do you really need TypeScript in Dataverse?
Do you really need TypeScript in Dataverse? Do you bring a tank to a Nerf gun fight? Most form scripts in PowerApps Model-Driven Apps are tiny: - Show/hide a field - Trigger a lookup filter - Or...
.NET just grew up… and became a script kiddie
.NET just grew up... and became a script kiddie You can now run .NET like a script. No project files. No solution. Just: dotnet run myscript.cs Like Shell scripts (Bash, PowerShell). Like Python....
The best code isn’t pretty. It’s invisible.
The best code isn't pretty. It's invisible. A dev shared this story: "A cron job they wrote 10 years ago is still quietly making $100/month. It just runs. No updates. No maintenance. Forgotten, but...
Copilot just sent a PR to .NET Runtime.
Copilot just sent a PR to .NET Runtime. Cool, right? Until you have to review it... It's like discussing with a lying junior intern. I fixed it! — No, you didn't. — Ah yes, sorry, now it is fixed. —...
Resharper is now inside VS Code.
Resharper is now inside VS Code. Yes. You read that right. JetBrains just dropped a VS Code extension for Resharper. See https://shorturl.at/YUlo5 It’s a serious alternative to Microsoft’s own C#...
Still targeting ES6 JavaScript in 2025?
Still targeting ES6 JavaScript in 2025? That's like debugging with Notepad. 📝 If you’re building JavaScript for Dynamics 365 CRM and still targeting ES6… You’re skipping the modern tools that make...
The best devs I know don’t chase trends.
The best devs I know don’t chase trends. They chase clarity. Because software is not a sprint — it’s a long awkward marathon with legacy systems taped to your legs 🏃♂️🖥️📎 Finite devs focus on: -...
I just downgraded my Netflix bill by…
I just downgraded my Netflix bill by… ...moving countries. 🇳🇱 ➡️ 🇲🇾 No joke. Same shows. Same profile. Just way cheaper. Netflix has been slowly cranking up prices in the Netherlands. So I finally...

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