GUIDs are great until they are not. A GUID gives every record a unique reference that is never duplicated, and it lets us find one specific record among hundreds of thousands. But there is a scenario where relying on one will catch you out. Imagine this. You’re developing a solution in a development environment. You […]
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I recently came across a guide from Nick Doelman about putting the Power Apps Maker Portal in the cupboard and bringing out Visual Studio Code and Claude Code instead. As someone who’s always looking for ways to improve how I work with the Power Platform — and, honestly, someone who likes exploring new ways of
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I’ve been playing around with the new Copilot Studio experience recently, after it’s had a facelift! I created an agent for my Power Pages site, BuyerHub, with the purpose of providing guidance, answering questions, and logging any complaints or queries buyers have about their orders. The first version of the agent worked, but not the
The new AB-410 exam — Building Intelligent Applications — replaces PL-200, and AI Builder features heavily throughout the materials. That’s no surprise given the exam’s name. As part of my exam prep, I’ve been building a solution for an eBay reseller (a made-up scenario for the purpose of the build). One part of that solution
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If you’ve been following me on LinkedIn for a while, you’ll know I’ve been using AI to supercharge my Power Platform projects, and recently has been no different. As part of my ongoing learning for the AB-410 certification, I asked Claude to put together a realistic business scenario and project for me to work on.
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One of the things I enjoy most about working in the Power Platform community is that you never stop learning — and sometimes that learning comes from a quick conversation with a colleague rather than any documentation or course. I recently found myself chatting with a colleague when they mentioned something that immediately caught my
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