Videos

2026

Introducing ALCops — LinterCop's Next Chapter

Arthur van de Vondervoort announces ALCops, a complete rethink of BusinessCentral.LinterCop: six domain-specific AL analyzers distributed via NuGet, a new VS Code extension, and an MCP server for AI tooling integration.

2025

Planning Table Indexes for the Best Performance

A deep dive into all index types available in Business Central — clustered, non-clustered, covering indexes, SIFT views, and columnstore (NCCI) — with benchmarks and real-world deadlock examples from our BC TechDays 2025 session.

Is Linux ready for BC Development?

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

MsDyn365BC.Code.History Tips & Tricks

Master MSDyn365BC.Code.History: fix broken GitHub search with github.dev, clone single branches, use GitLens to diff entire BC version ranges, and fetch

Basic Repo Setup with AL-Go

Step-by-step AL-Go repository setup from template to first release: settings.json, shared rulesets, LinterCop, environment deployment, and org-level

Creating the ErrorInfo Wrapper

Live-stream walkthrough of building a fluent ErrorInfo wrapper codeunit in AL using the 'this' keyword, fix-it actions, and the facade pattern for clean

Validate() – All Tables / All Fields / Always

Stefan Maroń and Christian Hovenbitzer argue at BC TechDays 2024 that Validate() should be the default in AL — not the exception — covering performance myths, chained validates, temp table pitfalls, and the cases where assignment is actually fine.

2023

AL on Linux, Dev Containers, and Codespaces

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

2021

Designing Complex Pages in Business Central

Practical patterns for complex BC page layouts — clickable text fields as buttons, grid layout, and how to think about responsive design when you're coming from WinForms

Upgrade a BC CRONUS Database using Docker

Step-by-step PowerShell script to upgrade a Business Central CRONUS database using Docker containers — live-streamed with the script published on GitHub

Video series: How do I?

Introducing a short-form AL video series focused on single tasks — practical how-to clips for Business Central developers using default VS Code settings.