I Need Coffee - Episode 194 - Weekly BC Review!

 I Need Coffee - Episode 194 - Weekly BC Review! (Dec 26, 2025)

1. Vibe Coding / AI-assisted development (central theme)
   - Heavy promotion of "vibe coding" with GitHub Copilot (and similar tools like Claude, Cursor)
   - Rapid creation of complex deliverables via prompts
   - Repeated call: "vibe code all the things" – adopt this workflow urgently as a competitive edge

2. Extremely fast document generation examples
   - 19-page design document / PRD created almost instantly from one customer call scenario
   - 16-page functional requirements document (incl. process flows, data mapping, wireframes) after 15-min call
   - Full AppSource app user guide first attempt = 520 pages → refined down to ~135 pages

3. GitHub Copilot bugs & limitations identified
   - Specific bug in AL language coding: fails repeatedly on certain tasks (verified; works in Claude/Cursor)
   - Output length limit frequently hit on large documents (>15–20 pages) → requires chunking / section-by-section prompting

4. Business Central v27 – serious 1099 preparation issues (critical warning)
   - Major problems printing 1099 forms (missing dollar amounts, unreliable functionality)
   - Strong recommendation: STAY ON VERSION 26 if possible
   - v27 users expected to face significant pain
   - LLMs give dangerously wrong advice (mix v26 and v27 behavior) → do NOT rely on AI for v27 1099 guidance

5. DevOps automation breakthrough (~75% automated)
   - Previously: 1–2 hours + 25-page manual guide to create new PTE/project in Azure DevOps
   - Now: Copilot-generated PowerShell + DevOps API automation → target <5 minutes
   - Goal: reduce errors to <5%, increase capacity from 1 PTE/day → 3+ PTEs/day per developer

6. AppSource app development & production surprises
   - Many issues only appear in production (not caught in dev/sandbox)
   - Hidden BC feature: list pages/subpages have built-in "Open in Excel" option
   - New app release stuck in AppSource pipeline over Christmas period

7. AI-powered wireframing of Business Central pages
   - Copilot generates usable page mockups (incl. custom fields) in <60 seconds
   - Now standard in all design documents instead of manual drawing

8. Team productivity & nearshore updates (El Salvador CoE)
   - Juniors (Joselyn, David, Franklin, etc.) highly productive very quickly
   - Franklin: zero BC knowledge (Nov 2024) → now building internal partner dashboard + full vibe-coded PTEs in one day
   - Partner dashboard: bulk upgrades, tenant management via BC Admin API

9. Other technical / business notes
   - Starlink satellite anomaly + Vantor imaging capture (impressive 12 cm resolution from 241 km)
   - Config package import performance: 72,000 rows very slow → workaround by splitting files
   - 13-year-old