Business Central AL Development in GitHub Codespaces
GitHub Codespaces for AL development in Business Central is now production-ready. A practical overview of setup, benefits, and current caveats.
Stefan Keck
Stefan Keck
Business Central developer working across AL, Azure and DevOps.
Practical notes about tools, workflows and technical details from real projects.
Selected Notes
- Business Central AL Development in GitHub Codespaces
A practical look at using GitHub Codespaces for AL development.
- An AL-aware code review bot for Business Central (GitHub Action)
An open-source GitHub Action for more relevant and less noisy AL code reviews.
- AL-Go flat compiling: the fast lane that almost got faster
Why AL-Go flat compiling is fast, but still unnecessarily depends on Docker.
AL-Go flat compiling: the fast lane that almost got faster
Sometimes I do not need a full Business Central container in CI/CD. I just want a fast answer to one question: does it compile and if yes, please deploy it. That is where AL-Go’s “flat compiling” ...
Build an AL Coding Agent for Business Central with Continue.dev
A practical note on setting up an AL-aware coding agent for Business Central with Continue.dev.
An AL-aware code review bot for Business Central (GitHub Action)
A small open-source reviewer that understands Business Central: app structure detection, permissions/entitlements, and AL Guideline hints - built for PRs on GitHub.
A small helper for getting BC .app files into NuGet
A small GitHub Action that turns committed Business Central .app files into NuGet packages, making it easy to share partner apps or integrate them into your DevOps workflow.
Planning the Work: Jira, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Issues
Planning with Jira/Azure Boards/GitHub Issues, and practical migration tips.