Hello y’all,
yes, it’s me.
No, your feed reader isn’t broken.
I really am posting something after – checks watch – almost three years.
(If you’re new here: welcome! If you stuck around since 2022: you deserve cookies.)
Where the heck have I been?
Short version: life happened.
Long(er) version: right after switching jobs, the universe tossed a few curveballs my way – a break‑up that ended a long-time relationship plus some family matters on top of the usual “ship‑it‑yesterday” demand. So it wasn’t just work that kept me off the keyboard, it was pretty much everything, everywhere, all at once. Still standing, though – and coding again. 💪
Why break the silence now?
Because I’m really excited about a pet project that turned into a conference session ➡️ I’ll be speaking at ColorCloud Hamburg this Friday, April 25 2025 (workshops run on Thursday, the main show is Friday).
My talk is called:
“Bye Boilerplate – Entwicklung von REST API Clients für Business Central automatisieren”
If you’re sick of hand‑rolling AL wrappers for every single endpoint, this is for you.
And look who’s joining the party
It’s not just me on stage – ColorCloud has lined up a whole bunch of legends:
- Tobias Fenster – my colleague, boss, dual Microsoft MVP and co-speaker
- Eric “Waldo” Wauters – another MVP – is there a conference he doesn’t attend? 😄
- Arend‑Jan “AJ” Kaufmann – longtime Business Central MVP and integration guru
- Luc van Vugt – more MVP – and the go-to person, if you want to talk about automated tests in AL
- …and many more colourful brains across six tracks.
Should you wait for the blog post?
Honestly? No.
Come to Hamburg, grab a seat, mingle with the MVPs, and enjoy two days of Power Platform + Dynamics 365 goodness. Tickets are (really) almost gone.
If you can’t make it, no worries. I’ll drop a full recap here later after the conference – slides, code, the works. But the hallway track and post‑session beverage taste better in person. 🍺
Until then…
…wish me luck (stage fright is real). And thanks for sticking around – the silence ends now.
See you in Hamburg ✌️
— Simon
P.S. – Make it really colourful!
The crew kicked off the #ColorChallenge charity drive again: we want to hit €10 000 for good causes, and we’re already past €8 000. Every extra €1 000 unlocks another speaker (yes, including me and Tobias) who must choose between colourful hair 💇♂️ or a tiny ColorCloud‑logo tattoo ✒️.
If you’d love to see your favourite MVPs in conference colours, chip in here → at BetterPlace and help us smash the goal!
See you there Simon!