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...
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In the past 10 years I have updated a lot of JavaScript in Dynamics 365 CRM.
In the past 10 years I have updated a lot of JavaScript in Dynamics 365 CRM. These are the 6 refactorings I always do: ✅ Adding executionContext to functions; Passing the executionContext is the new...
Code is never finished. It just gets abandoned or inherited.
Code is never finished. It just gets abandoned or inherited. And usually by the poor soul who said, "I'll fix it later." (Hint: that soul is you.) Software development isn’t about reaching the...
Congrats Microsoft! You just discovered the most used app in Europe and Asia. 🎉
Congrats Microsoft! You just discovered the most used app in Europe and Asia. 🎉 WhatsApp support is finally coming to Dynamics 365 Contact Center....
One bad deploy = we now need 3 approvals, a checklist, and a blood sample.
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...
🚨 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...
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?...

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