Developer Viewpoint-JavaScript and Dynamics 365

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Developer Viewpoint is regular section on the blog a section that involves two developers discussing an issue. The discussion takes the shape of a dialogue and in this issue, Ekhor Asemota discusses JavaScript and Dynamics 365 with Zoe Dawson.

Ekhor is an experienced Microsoft developer with experience in DevOps processes for Dynamics 365

Zoe is a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Consultant within the Microsoft business unit. She is a highly experienced software engineer who has worked in several industries using a broad range of technologies such as C#, ASP.NET/MVC, JavaScript and multiple versions of Dynamics 365. She also finds time to encourage women participation in IT through the Women In Tech and The Prince’s Trust organisations.

Ekhor: In a previous assignment, we both worked on a Dynamics 365 delivery and I was very impressed with your mastery of JavaScript. What were the factors that made you learn this language which many software engineers dread?

Zoe: Initially it felt like the easiest way to sneak myself into a development role. In projects where I was put on testing, it was far easier to try and convince someone to let me do a small piece of JavaScript…