Microsoft is going to block unmanaged solutions in Production 🚫 I hear this argument a lot when debating unmanaged vs managed 🔄 That MS will do this...
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ReadOnlySet is coming in .NET 9
ReadOnlySet is coming in .NET 9 Say goodbye to issues with IReadOnlySet interface. No more casting back to mutable sets or creating custom read-only...
External authentication with Dataverse ServiceClient
For a while now we can use the new Dataverse ServiceClient that replaced the old CrmServiceClient. It has three big improvements: Works for .NET 5.0...
Visual Studio only runs on Windows.
Visual Studio only runs on Windows. I hear this argument a lot when comparing C# with other programming languages. I don't understand this argument....
What if…? Source control is built into Dataverse.
What if...? Source control is built into Dataverse. Microsoft is focusing on building ALM pipelines into the platform and blocking unmanaged...
The case against managed solutions in Production environment.
The case against managed solutions in Production environment. How many times is Development or the Golden environment out-of-sync with the...
Everyone got ALM wrong in Dynamics 365 / Dataverse
For ages, we've been ferociously encouraging the integration of developer practices, such as source control and ALM, into the Dynamics 365/Dataverse...
Unit testing is overrated.
Unit testing is overrated. I don't think that unit testing is as important as people make it out to be. Is it something that is required for junior...
Scrum conceals bad teams.
Scrum conceals bad teams. Far too often, we confuse Scrum with a magic wand that transforms any team into a high-performing 'dream team'. It's...
🚀 Process Automations in Microsoft Loop!
🚀 Process Automations in Microsoft Loop! Now you can create Power Automate-backed rules to streamline repetitive tasks in your Loop table. See...
You don’t control the truth in Production!
You don't control the truth in Production! Now a days multiple teams/projects are working on the same Dataverse production environment. So thinking...
Scrum: A Developer’s Blessing and Curse?
Scrum: A Developer's Blessing and Curse? Imagine a practice promising agility yet restricting creativity. That's Scrum with its structured sprints...
Extension methods on Enums?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...

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Microsoft Power Platform Automator with over 25 years of experience in IT with a focus on (Marketing) Automation and Integration.
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