The Daily Friction

Should you be worrying about the layoffs in IT? Big IT compies are starting to lay off software engineers. Is this the start of major layoffs in the whole industry? Personally, I don't think so. Why? I think big tech companies were practicing fake growth to make...

Improve Email Marketing with CRM integration 🚀 Notice your sales and marketing gears 🔩 straining? A simple fix might be at hand. Link your CRM to your email marketing platform for smoother operations. We've accomplished this by integrating Dynamics 365 with Spotler...

An efficient government sounds great until it isn't. I lived in the Netherlands most of my live. It has one of the most efficient governments in the world. Everything is digital and connected. But is it also one of the best countries related to freedom? I used to...

Get ready to simplify your collections empty check in C#! Ever noticed how different collection types in C#, like Array, List, or IEnumerable, have different methods to check if they're empty? Some ways are faster, some are slower... it's a bit of a maze. Well, here's...

20 years using Visual Studio. And then came Rider. Picture this – you've been mastering Visual Studio for two long decades when a new contender strides onto the field. It's Rider, the underdog here to challenge the reigning champ, and against all odds, it's nailing...

AI is making an end to hourly billing. Solving problems quicker, makes you earn less. A rather discouraging correlation, don't you think? With AI on board, clinging onto time-based revenue seems illogical. It's high time to consider other types of pricing. Earning...

Finally unlocking the secrets of Test-Driven Development (TDD)! Here's what I've been getting wrong all these years... I never understood TDD. In some cases you know the requirements to create tests, but often I don't. Coding is for me research, designing, and trying...

Say goodbye to Feedly 👋 - there's a new powerhouse tool in play! 🚀 Google Reader used to be my go-to, but when it got axed in 2013, I found myself at a loss 😟. Enter Feedly, the perfect balm to soothe the Google Reader-shaped wound in my heart 💔. But, new tides bring...

Ever observed the compelling urge we humans have to fill empty spaces? You've got an empty room—you run to buy furniture. 🛋️ Your calendar looks too vacant—you invent tasks. 🗓️ Got a large office? You're in a rush to pack it with people. 🏢 We've become masters at...

Fixed Pricing: Risky business or strategic move? Let's shatter the illusions and uncover the truth about fixed pricing. What is the default argument why it can't work? 🤔 It's too risky! 🎲 It isn't. You only change who takes the risk. 🔀 With hourly billing the risk is...

Hourly billing is a trap for your growth. As you sharpen skills, you work faster. More speed means less hours, resulting in lesser income 💸. Fair? The better you are at your work, the lesser you earn. You can raise your hourly rate but that has a limit. Then you start...

How can technology make sales and marketing teams more efficient? As an expert on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform integration, I have noticed how important automation is. By harnessing the power of automation, many tasks that used to take hours can now be done in...