Since C# 10 (.NET 6.0) arrived my code looks much cleaner. Less code is less waste, which is good for the environment! C# 10 achieved this with...
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7 reasons to use marketing automation
7 reasons to use marketing automation. ✅ 1. Improved efficiency Streamline and automate repetitive tasks, free up time for more strategic,...
What is GitHub? Wrong answers only.
"What is GitHub? Wrong answers only." I came across this question on Twitter and the answers made me laugh-out-loud.
LINQPad for writing C# snippets
Sometimes I want to write a small C# snippet to test or check an idea. But it is too much effort to start up Visual Studio (Code) or Rider and...
Stay away from 1h meetings
Schedule a 1-hour meeting, just to be sure, and somehow people will use the full hour. People deviate from the original topics of interest and there...
Flip shorting meetings
Shorten your meeting to prepare for the next one? Does this really work? I doubt it in the way we are using it now. There is a trend going on to...
7 rules for setting up meetings
I was looking into rules for meetings. What are good times to meet? How long? How do you set up meetings? This is what I found: ✅ Do meetings of 1/2...
New UI of JetBrains Rider
For development I use Rider (dotnet) and WebStorm (Web/JavaScript) from JetBrains. In the new update, 2022.3, you can enable their new UI. You can...
Get rid of the Product Owner
Get rid of the Product Owner! It's a term introduced with Scrum, but it is creating more confusion than making things clear. New people to Scrum,...
Email validation on Leads
Dynamics 365 Sales added Email Validation on Leads. A small feature that I almost missed. But it comes with great power. It analyzes the primary...
From Scrum to Kanban
I use Kanban instead of Scrum. Much simpler. By removing two main things from Scrum we have Kanban: ❌ Sprints❌ Tasks When you have Continuous...
Scrum has to many rules
I am starting to hate Scrum. 8 years ago, I started with Scrum, and I was a fan. It removed friction of writing down everything before implementing...
Rider stacktrace
I use JetBrains Rider instead of Visual Studio for development. Why? It's all about the User Experience (UX). It removes friction in places I didn't...
How to start with Power Pages
What could be the lowest entry point to start with Power Pages? Suppose that I am not sure yet about Power Pages, what would be a good starting...
The smartest person in the room
What's one thing I wish I'd have figured out earlier in my career? Stop trying to be the smartest person in the room. You'll learn a lot more that...
Reviewing email marketing automation tools
In search of an email marketing automation tool? Two questions to ask before getting a subscription. ❓Is there any commitment involved? Some...
Power Pages to expensive for Marketing
I thought the marketing space would be the growth area for Power Pages. Often companies start looking for a product when they need a: landing page,...
Simplicity in Development
Complexity kills the life of software projects and developers. Complex solutions are hard to maintain. Hard to explain to your successor. Complex...
What are you paid for?
I got ill recently, and I thought I didn't need rest. But you're not paid for your stamina. You're paid to make good decisions. If you're working...
My must-have Chrome extensions
As many transitions into remote work, let's share resources that help productivity. 1Password – Stores passwords. Better than LastPass!AdBlock –...

Remy van Duijkeren
The Marketing Developer
I build automation and integrations that remove the annoying stuff—using Power Platform, Dynamics 365 & Azure.
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