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Looking Back at 2025: What This Year Taught Me

A personal reflection on 2025 blogging and development work in Business Central, emphasizing that intent and clear thinking matter more than tool features. The author shares lessons on using GitHub Copilot effectively, the importance of code structure in AI-assisted development, practical community guidance, and the power of thoughtful AI use.

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Steven Renders · 2025-12-30 · 1,446 words · about 7 min

"Productivity does not come from using more features, but from choosing the right interaction at the right moment."
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Key points

  • Intent and choosing the right interaction mode matters more than feature count when using tools like GitHub Copilot
  • Structure and responsibility separation remain critical in AL and Business Central development, especially when working with AI
  • Quick tips and how-to posts balance immediate practical help with deeper contextual guidance for the community
  • Slowing down to clarify explicit intent before acting produces better results than moving fast and correcting later
  • AI is most effective when guided, constrained, and reviewed rather than used without deliberate thought

Quotes

  • “Productivity does not come from using more features, but from choosing the right interaction at the right moment.” (Core insight that intent and deliberate tool selection matter more than feature abundance)
  • “Explicit intent leads to predictable results. Without that intent, even powerful tools quickly become frustrating.” (Directly addresses how to work effectively with AI tools like Copilot by being intentional)
  • “Tools change quickly, but clear thinking does not.” (Encapsulates the lasting value of fundamentals and structured thinking over chasing new capabilities)

AL objects mentioned

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  • other “Power BI Monitor”

Context

  • Features: GitHub Copilot Chat mode, GitHub Copilot Ask mode, GitHub Copilot Edit mode, GitHub Copilot Agent mode, GitHub Copilot Plan mode, Power BI integration, Report objects and layouts
  • Versions: 2025 Release Wave 2, v27

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