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Dev Talk Episodes

Dev Talk is where we focus on the craft of building on the Microsoft stack — not just writing code, but engineering with intention. This is where we look at .NET, C#, TypeScript, Azure development, API design, solution architecture, ALM, Bicep / ARM, CI/CD, security-by-default patterns, dependency control, component models, performance optimisation, solution lifecycle, test automation and the shift toward cloud-native development as a default mindset rather than a niche specialty.

We do not treat “developer” as merely a role that types code.
We treat development as product engineering: understanding business context, modelling domains correctly, choosing the right abstraction level, validating assumptions, instrumenting for telemetry, building feedback loops, and coding with the idea that maintainability five years from now matters more than quick wins this sprint.

Dev Talk is also where we connect the pro-dev world with the rest of Microsoft’s platform. Low-code extension points, Power Platform pro-dev APIs, Fabric notebooks and data plane integration, Dynamics extensibility, Copilot orchestration patterns, Azure Functions, event-driven architectures, serverless boundaries, edge compute — and the real considerations of building software that lives inside a larger platform ecosystem.

Dev Talk is for people who care about code as an engineering discipline, not a feature factory. If it compiles, deploys, scales, integrates, instruments, or runs as part of the Microsoft cloud — it belongs in Dev Talk.
July 31, 2025

PowerShell vs Graph API: Who Wins When?

Stop Wasting Hours on Scripts: PowerShell vs Microsoft Graph—Exactly When to Switch (With Real Signals) Still cranking out CSVs while your tenants balloon in size? In this episode, we show the precise breakpoint where quick PowerShell wins turn into long-term pain—and when moving to Microsoft Gr…

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July 31, 2025

M365 Branding Chaos? Graph Toolkit Fixes That

Stop Shipping Off-Brand M365 Apps: Graph Toolkit React Components That Fix Auth, People Search, and Calendars in Minutes Your Microsoft 365 front end shouldn’t look like a patchwork of plugins and half-broken OAuth. In this episode, we show how the Microsoft Graph Toolkit gives you trusted, pre-…

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July 30, 2025

Nobody Explains Microsoft Graph Consent—Here’s What’s Missing

Stop blindly clicking “Grant admin consent.” This deep dive demystifies Microsoft Graph app-only permissions—who consents, which scopes you actually need, and how tokens really work in production. Learn least-privilege setups, admin consent gotchas, secret/cert rotation, managed identity, and audit…

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July 30, 2025

Microsoft 365 CLI: The Shortcut No Manager Talks About

Ditch the tab-juggling and OS headaches. The Microsoft 365 CLI gives admins one cross-platform command set for SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Planner, and more—on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Build portable automations, run bulk updates, wire into CI/CD, and output clean JSON for dashboards and audits. …

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July 30, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Skipping DevOps in Power Apps

Your Power Apps aren’t breaking in prod because of bad code—they’re breaking because you’re skipping DevOps. Learn why “Publish” is not a rollback plan, why solution ZIPs are a trap, and how real ALM (source control, pipelines, managed solutions, env strategy) slashes outages, rework, and panic. Sh…

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July 29, 2025

Microsoft Graph API: The Secret Control Panel

Microsoft 365 looks like apps—Outlook, Teams, SharePoint. The real power is the Microsoft Graph API: one gateway to automate onboarding, sync calendars, govern groups, and ship dashboards the admin centers can’t. In this episode, I show you how Graph actually works (endpoints, scopes, tokens), how …

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June 21, 2025

Unleashing Innovation with Power Apps AI Builder: Transforming Low-Co…

Stop waiting on data scientists. Power Apps AI Builder drops ready-to-use AI—document processing, prediction, object detection, text models—straight into your apps and flows. Build it, ship it, retrain it, all inside the Power Platform with enterprise-grade security.

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