2026
AL Runner shipped ~85 PRs closing correctness gaps and hardening the pipeline, bc-code-atlas's global_id now lets a self-hosted instance bridge into the public one to follow calls into Microsoft's base app, the AL Language Tests suite grew by answering AL Runner's own open questions, and the Linux fast lane got a week of real-world hardening.
The web client now works — click-through Business Central development, not just API calls, on Linux or Mac with one command. Plus cold boot down from 209s to 79s, a real production test run at 1,067 tests in 69 seconds, and BC 29 support.
After the VS Code IPC escape problem killed Part 1's security model, Part 2 builds a standalone Docker image that drops VS Code entirely — with a working iptables firewall, auth persistence, per-language CLAUDE.md injection, and a live security test.
2025
How to fix the empty Call Stack and Variables panel bug in the AL debugger on Linux Wayland/Hyprland by running the language server inside a VS Code Dev
An honest look at Business Central AL development on Linux: what works perfectly, where Docker and reports still need a Windows VM, and how to get started
2024
How to set up a Business Central AL-Go build agent by running Windows 11 in a KVM/QEMU VM on Debian 12 — bypassing TPM requirements and cutting overhead.
2023
How Linux support for the AL language extension unlocks Dev Container and GitHub Codespaces workflows for Business Central development — including the workspaceMount fix for debugging
Stefan Maron's BC TechDays 2023 recap: first-ever conference session, community highlights, and resource links for LinterCop, MSDyn365BC.Code.History, and
How Stefan switched to Linux for daily AL development: running BC Docker containers in a stripped-down Windows VM and patching the AL language extension