Hi, I'm Torben.
Here, it's always how — not why.
I build developer tools and integrations for Business Central. This is where I write about what I'm building, how I'm building it, and what I've learned along the way.
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AL Perf v2 Drops Friday. Here's What Changed.
Version 2 sends the call tree, source code, SQL queries, and code structure to the AI. The result: findings that reference specific methods, call counts, and time percentages. Here's what changed and how well it works.
AL LSP for Agents: Now in VS Code, and a New Home
The AL Language Server wrapper now works with GitHub Copilot in VS Code, not just Claude Code. Plus: enriched hover with field and action properties, configurable code quality diagnostics, and a repo rename.
One-Click Performance Analysis Inside Business Central
A BC extension that adds an 'Analyze with AL Perf' button to the Performance Profiler page. One click gives you hotspots, anti-pattern detection, and AI-powered insights without leaving Business Central.
CentralGauge Benchmark Update: Why the Numbers Changed
A transparency report on significant fixes to the CentralGauge AL code benchmark infrastructure, including bugs in code extraction, broken tasks, and vague specs, along with updated LLM rankings.
Business Central on Linux? Here, hold my beer!
The full story of getting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central running on Linux using Wine, including reverse engineering Windows APIs, fixing HTTP.sys, and achieving 65% faster CI builds compared to Windows.
Projects
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ActiveAL Language Server Protocol integration for VS Code (GitHub Copilot) and Claude Code. Compiler-powered code intelligence, enriched hover with full property extraction, and configurable code quality diagnostics for Business Central development.
CentralGauge - AL Code Benchmark for LLMs
ActiveAn open source benchmark for evaluating LLM performance on AL code generation for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, with 56 tasks across three difficulty tiers, real compilation, and test execution.
BC WebClient MCP Server
ActiveAn MCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with the Business Central web client, bridging AI tooling with BC's UI for automation and testing scenarios.
Business Central on ARM / Linux
ActiveA custom Wine build that enables Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central's service tier to run on Linux, achieving up to 65% faster CI builds compared to Windows containers.