One bad deploy = we now need 3 approvals, a checklist, and a blood sample. When something breaks, some companies fix the system. Others... create a ceremony. Weekly syncs that no one needs Forms no...
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🚨 A mistake happened once… so now we have a rule for life 🙃
🚨 A mistake happened once... so now we have a rule for life 🙃 Not a fix. Not a conversation. Just a brand new rule for everyone... Forever. One person left the door open → Badge scans required...
Some devs just want to finish the level.
Some devs just want to finish the level. But software development is an infinite game — not Mario Kart. (Thanks Simon Sinek, you philosopher in sneakers 👟) Here’s the difference: 🛑 Finite devs: -...
Kindness to AI: good manners, or just survival?
Kindness to AI: good manners, or just survival? I wonder how much electricity OpenAI has burned just because people say "please" and "thank you". AI: "Generating helpful answer... Electric bill:...
Microsoft Teams: Too Many Apps in One?
Microsoft Teams: Too Many Apps in One? All-in-one apps like Teams? That’s a hard pass from me. Microsoft Teams wants to be the one app to rule them all. But I’m the guy who likes my apps separate,...
I see your comment. And I see AI fingerprints all over it.
I see your comment. And I see AI fingerprints all over it. You know the ones where you think: Bro... did you even read my post? 😅 I get it. We want engagement. We want the algorithm to give us more...
Abstract the abstraction 🤯.
Abstract the abstraction 🤯. .NET devs, we love our patterns... maybe too much. For a simple CRUD app, I've seen: Repositories – because obviously we can't query directly, that's too mainstream...
Building a ServiceClient Factory for Multi-Tenant Dynamics 365 / Dataverse Apps
Working with more than one Power Platform or Dynamics 365 environment can quickly become a headache—especially when you're building a SaaS solution that needs to connect to many different customer...
Cancel Culture in IT
Cancel Culture in IT Cancel Culture is happening in major communities to developers and contributors, like: Linux Kernel C++ Standard Committee Python NixOS openSUSE Godot And the reasons?...
VS Code is NOT an IDE.
VS Code is NOT an IDE. And I like it that way. I use VS Code as a fast text editor. Just a couple of bare-bone plugins. No bloat. No unnecessary features. Just speed. I see people turning VS Code...
“Can you do tomorrow at 3pm?” 😩
“Can you do tomorrow at 3pm?” 😩 No. No I cannot. But you can check my calendar and book yourself. 😎 I use Calendly. Link in my email footer. Customers book themselves. On my terms. At my...
Unplugging is scary… until you realize no one died. 😅
Unplugging is scary… until you realize no one died. 😅 Spent a week offline for Hari Raya, deep in the kampung jungle. No laptop. No Teams. Just trees, monkeys, and endless food. Here’s what happened...

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