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In the past 10 years I have updated a lot of JavaScript in Dynamics 365 CRM. These are the 5 refactorings I always do: ✅ Adding executionContext to functions;Passing the executionContext is the new way to access Xrm.Page. Make sure you flag 'Pass execution context as...
💡Tip: Is DefaultCommandLibrary blocking your deployments? Last week we had an issue deploying, because suddenly we had a dependency on a component library called DefaultCommandLibrary. Our quick fix was to add the dependency to the solution. But then it was...
Yesterday I posted about the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. How? By switching jobs! Sad but true. I explained about when you should do it and the benefits when you switch jobs: your salary can increase by 5-10%. While staying for the yearly pay...
This might be the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. I hired people, did salary negotiation, gave yearly pay raises, but I never give them my best advice to raise their salary. Switch jobs! Sad but true. Job-hopping can boost your salary more than those...
Why isn’t targeting ES5 in JavaScript working anymore in Dynamics 365 / Power Platform. I see a lot of Dynamics 365 still targeting ES5 (or ES6) in JavaScript and missing out on some new features. Looking at the features in JavaScript and their support in...
🌞Fun fact The most crucial factors for project managers to measure developers are: ✅ Working software ✅ Completed tasks ✅ Code readability The most crucial factors of failure for project managers are: ❌ Unrealistic planning ❌ Moving deadlines ❌ Not written well...
💡 Tip: Unlimited (test) email addresses in Microsoft 365 Email Plus addressing, also known as plus sign (+) trick, is popularized by Gmail. Microsoft 365 has this since 2020 but enabled by default in April 2022. It allows using email address by simply appending...
I rambled a couple of times about how I like the new in-app notification feature in Power Apps / Dynamics 365. Why? It looks like a small feature, but this is a tremendous change in user experience. You can now asynchronously inform users about processes that happen...
I'm now over 40 years and was thinking about the qualities I look for in a partner to grow old with. For me, the three most important values for a partner are: Emotional stable, kind and compassionate. One test I use is how somebody treats a person in a lower status,...
Microsoft Lists are built upon (or evolution of) SharePoint Lists. The pack a lot of power - no pun intended. Shouldn't they be rebranded to Power Lists? Are they really used a lot for personal lists to keep them under the Microsoft 365 flag? For me they are a...
Environment Variables Dynamics 365 / Power Apps solution can have Environment Variables. Often a Settings table (=entity) would be created to store configuration settings that differ between environments. We now can replace these with environment variables. These...
.NET 7 is coming out soon. Where .NET 6 is known for its big performance improvement, the idea was that this big step couldn't be done again. But .NET 7 comes with a feature that dynamically optimizes your running code. The JIT compiler is already incredibly good at...
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