NAVTechDays 2017: Final thoughts
As every year, I look very much forward to one particular conference: NAVTechDays. Not because I don’t like the other ones. But NAVTechDays is special. It’s one person that controls it – completely...
View ArticleRemove all custom apps on Docker container (with PowerShell)
Today, I was prepping for my 2-day Masterclass about developing Extensions in Visual Studio Code. And finally, I made some time to make a first version of a function that I have been wanting for quite...
View ArticleAutonumber Objects in AL
I recently discovered what appears to be an undocumented feature in the current version of the al language extension (aka, the “Modern Dev”, aka DynDev365, aka ExtensionV2, aka VSCode Development Tools...
View ArticleEnable Code Analysis for AL
It’s the week of “undocumented features”, apparently. Today: code analysis. Apparently, the al-language extension comes with a built-in analysis for your al-code. Thing is: it’s disabled by default....
View ArticleCRS.RemoteNAVDockerHostHelper – my new PowerShell module
I have been struggling in getting my head around managing “stuff” on Docker. You know – the new kid in town that will see its use in many fields. We implemented a Docker-based environment for...
View ArticleCRS.RemoteNAVDockerHostHelper – Updated!
I’m not going to blog about each version of this module, but for this update, I felt obligated to share a few words. Primarily, because all has changed :-). Not one function is the same. I renamed all...
View ArticleDirections ASIA
Good things ahead. Like last year, I was given the opportunity to speak for Directions ASIA again. And not “just” for a few sessions – but I have quite some hours to cover (8.5 to be specific ). More...
View ArticleDynamics NAV and GDPR Compliance
Disclaimer: this blog is mostly a repeat of what was in Microsoft’s blog .. I just try to spread the word Sometimes I get the question: “Is Microsoft Dynamics NAV GDPR compliant”. I’m not a GDPR...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft just released the new name for “Microsoft Dynamics 365 ‘Tenerife'”, where “Tenerife” was just a codename for the next version of “NAV-In-The-Cloud”. And as you might have figured from the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central – some more info
My last blogpost was merely an announcement of Microsoft’s announcement about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. We are a 24 hours later now, so let’s share some more information about this new...
View ArticleAL with VSCode: IntelliSense Fix
Since a recent update of VSCode, you might have noticed that IntelliSense works somewhat different. Well, that’s because VSCode thought to do a good, useful update for you .. but apparently for AL...
View ArticleEnable the updated Code Analysis for AL
Some time ago, I wrote a blogpost on how to enable code analysis for AL development. At that point, it was an undocumented feature – not to say, it was an unfinished feature that you could already...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business central – Resources
Question.Have you heard about something called “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central”? If not, you must have been sleeping. Because it has been all over. And it’s going to be released...
View ArticleAl Code Analysis Rules (Diagnostic Descriptors)
Since my last blog about the new Code Analysis for Al development, I have been wondering what rules Microsoft actually applies in which Code Analyzer. My good friend an colleague is all into...
View ArticleCRS Al Language Extension
I have been wanting to write this blog for a while. But I’m going to keep it a short one, as I’d like to go into a few topics separately, and I don’t want to swallow too much in one big blogpost with...
View ArticleFunction Overloading in AL
I haven’t been blogging much, lately. But in my defence – I put quite some time in another community project, which I blogged about in my previous post (and will blog about in quite a few coming...
View ArticleCRS Al Language Extension – Running Objects
As said in one of my previous posts, I was going to do some “deeper” description of the functionality of the tool that I’m working on to make your “AL”-life in VSCODE a little bit easier: the “CRS AL...
View ArticleAre you “Ready To Go”?
Lately I have been involved in a program from Microsoft that I personally think is really useful. That useful that I’m spending my only spare time at a pool (and not in it) in Bangkok to tell you about...
View ArticleAL Code Analysis Rules (Diagnostic Descriptors) – Updated
You might remember my post about the Code Analyzers Diagnostic Descriptors when it first came out. I’m very happy with this tool, as it avoids many mistakes, and it enforces some level of clean coding...
View ArticleCRS AL Language Extension – File Management
Time for the next round of functionality I added in my VSCode Extension (the CRS AL Language Extension) – a functionality that manages your filenames (and pre/suffix). Hold your horses – this is going...
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