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What tools do you use for AL development

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Posted on by Damjan Zakojc 447

Hi All,

I am wondering what tools or programming languages do you use to extend the BC and to create bespoke solutions for BC?

Currently I am using Visual Studio Code for AL development with standard AL add-ins, Docker, GitHub, Postman, Power Automate, Power BI, SQL, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Functions, AAD.

I have been reading lately on Django and Python, Java, Kubernetes and I am just curious whether someone is really using multiple tools / programming languages, because it seems that if someone is transferring from the NAV (C/AL) development to the AL development there is a ton of tools that should be used, not just simple VSC and its plugins.

Thanks for your feedback.

Damjan

  • Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    Nitin Verma 21,794 Moderator on at

    Hi Damjan Zakojc 

    I am bit confused about your question, as you are already using Visual studio Code for AL development what else you are looking for ?

    Moreover you can follow the below link.

    docs.microsoft.com/.../devenv-get-started

  • Damjan Zakojc Profile Picture
    Damjan Zakojc 447 on at

    Hi Nitin Verma

    I spoke to a friend of mine, who is a C# developer and we were talking about new tools that he is using and so I thought to ask also you AL developers, what tools do you use.

    I guess just small discussion here on community.

    Thanks Damjan

  • Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    Nitin Verma 21,794 Moderator on at

    Hi,

    Personally I am using AL Visual code only to develop or extend BC related objects.

    Thanks.

  • Inge M. Bruvik Profile Picture
    Inge M. Bruvik 1,165 Moderator on at

    There is a list of extensions to VS Code that also can be handy. So if you go to the VS Code marketplace you can search for AL extentions and there are some extentions there that you should check out.

  • MahGah Profile Picture
    MahGah 15,593 on at

    Hi

    I am not a developer. But I use the two following extensions (as Inge point out) 

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  • Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi Profile Picture
    Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi 26,801 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi Damjan Zakojc 

    you can use this pack AL Extension Pack

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  • YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 99,055 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi, Generally, the following two Packs can contain many available Extensions for Business Central.

    https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=StefanoDemiliani.sd-extpack-d365bc

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    https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=waldo.al-extension-pack

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    Hope this helps.

    Thanks.

    ZHU

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