Extension methods on Enums? Do you sometimes feel restricted by the Enum type in C#? You want to give it a little bit extra behavior by adding a method? Currently you can't add extension methods to...
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The New Outlook?
The New Outlook? The new outlook desktop client is basically the web version, which is a strange approach by Microsoft. You are not using the benefits of being a Windows application, like more...
I always bluff in Planning Poker
I always bluff in Planning Poker
OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.DataverseServiceClient v1.1 is released
OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.DataverseServiceClient v1.1 is released In this update the DbStatement tag is added to CRUD operations on a single entity, like Create, Update, Delete and Retrieve. It...
Editable grid control not working anymore?
Editable grid control not working anymore? Since last week, the Power App grid control in a Model-driven app of my customer can't be used anymore for editing. You can still change the values in the...
Don’t put Tasks in your Calendar
Don't put Tasks in your Calendar My calendar is a crucial tool in my daily life. I tried ways of planning my life. One way was to plan everything. Even bringing my son to school, having lunch and...
How do marketers measure campaign success?
How do marketers measure campaign success? The secret lies in UTM codes, essential tools in digital marketing analytics. UTM codes decode each click, revealing the effectiveness of your marketing...
Remember your first time wrestling with Dependency Injection (DI) or Inversion Of Control (IoC)?
Remember your first time wrestling with Dependency Injection (DI) or Inversion Of Control (IoC)? I do. And it was like trying to decode a foreign language. When Castle Windsor and other similar...
HTMX proves you don’t need the complexity of React, Angular or Vue.
HTMX proves you don't need the complexity of React, Angular or Vue. The stack and build steps are getting insane with all these JavaScript frameworks. HTMX reduces the complexity of the stack, by...
What makes SPAs feel modern?
What makes SPAs feel modern? Because Single-Page Applications feel fast. This is largely due to targeted partial page rendering: the strength of SPAs. HTMX allows you to build the same...
I almost never Debug my code.
I almost never Debug my code. Somehow this is strange in the eyes of fellow developers. They can't image coding without a debugger. For example, I have never felt the need to attach a debugger to a...
Wild take about AOT:
Wild take about AOT: .NET Native AOT is not for making your containers smaller. It's to get Wasm assembly's smaller, so MS is in a good position for the next fase in web.

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