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		<title>ELI5 Defensive programming in AL</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this video I take a look at defensive programming in AL, explain-it-Like-I&#8217;m-5 style. How do we approach defensive programming with practical examples. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/WELkmKnTGfM In this video, Erik walks through the core principles of defensive programming in AL for Business Central. Using a hands-on demo, he covers input validation, assertions, error [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ELI5 Database transactions in AL (and SQL)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join me for another Explain it like I&#8217;m 5 video. This time, about database transactions in AL. Check the video if you&#8217;re new to AL and confused about transactions: https://youtu.be/2y8nl4v46Ds In this video, Erik breaks down database transactions in AL and SQL for Business Central — explaining how they differ from traditional database programming, when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[We continue the ELI5 series, this time looking at factboxes, those small boxes on the right side of Business Central pages. Join me in this video to learn how to add factboxes to your app. https://youtu.be/iRvwQ7khrZM In this video, Erik walks through the fundamentals of FactBoxes in Business Central — what they are, how to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, I fell into the trap that all engineers are prone to; instead of spending 30 seconds manually entering a new country, I decided to solve my problem by developing a solution to import data from a country API. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/zMFbvX3wy5A In this video, Erik demonstrates how to augment Business Central&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Adding logos to customers with ease!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this video, I build a small tool to populate the customer pictures with nice-looking logos. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/xLJnF38UAe4 Ever noticed how the customer list in Business Central looks bland and lifeless without photos or logos? The demo data from Cronus comes with nice studio photos of happy-looking models, but in real-world implementations, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can you cheat the Change Log in Business Central?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Someone asked me the other day: Can you cheat the change log in Business Central? Join me in investigating whether you can circumvent the Change Log: https://youtu.be/rv6-thLJbQ0 Someone recently asked Erik whether it&#8217;s possible to bypass the Change Log in Business Central — and honestly, he wasn&#8217;t sure. The documentation isn&#8217;t entirely clear about which [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I find myself copying data into Excel just to be able to easily tag and group data while working on something. But copying Business Central into Excel is a surrender, meaning that there&#8217;s something BC can&#8217;t do. So let&#8217;s try to make it easier to tag data directly in BC. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/NzR574HMzlc [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In a recent video, I confused the viewers by naming a Dictionary variable &#8220;List&#8221;. In this video, we go deep into the difference between lists and dictionaries. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/BToaoPB9bug In this video, Erik explains the fundamental differences between two important data structures in AL: List and Dictionary. He covers how each works [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In the past week, I did a live coding session at DynamicsCon 2025, including an interesting challenge with finding the common dataset between two independent datasets. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/9BhDcuOoUvs In this video, Erik walks through a practical AL coding challenge that came up during his live coding session at DynamicsCon 2025 in Chicago: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another installment in the Explain (it) Like I&#8217;m 5. This time, I tackle FlowFields, what they are, and how to use them. Together, we decipher the somewhat cryptic syntax for defining them. Check it out: https://youtu.be/GBzfySWmL94 In this ELI5 (Explain Like I&#8217;m 5) video, Erik walks through everything you need to know about FlowFields in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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