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Fabric Ideas That Stick, and What's Next - Ep. 509

March 11, 2026

Fabric Ideas That Stick, and What's Next - Ep. 509

Mike and Tommy tackle a mailbag question about submitting Fabric ideas, what makes a good idea stick, and where data engineering is headed next. Plus, Mike reveals he has 147 versions of Power BI Desktop downloaded.

Experience Overuse – Ep. 496

January 23, 2026

Experience Overuse – Ep. 496

Mike and Tommy tackle a listener mailbag question: is the word 'experience' being overused in the Fabric and Power BI world? Plus, a surprise January Power BI Desktop release and Mike gushes about deployment pipeline improvements nobody announced.

Power BI Secret Santa – Ep. 488

December 26, 2025

Power BI Secret Santa – Ep. 488

Mike and Tommy exchange Power BI and Fabric feature wishlists in a holiday Secret Santa format, proposing everything from sticky notebook cells to integrated Python notebooks in desktop. A fun Christmas special packed with product ideas that could reshape the developer experience.

C# Scripting in TE vs TMDL View – Ep. 396

February 7, 2025

C# Scripting in TE vs TMDL View – Ep. 396

Mike and Tommy compare the classic Tabular Editor workflow—C# scripting, macros, and model metadata automation—with the newer TMDL-based experience showing up in PBIP and Power BI’s TMDL view. They break down where TMDL makes collaboration and source control dramatically better, and where Tabular Editor still earns its place in a serious semantic model toolbelt.

Is Power BI Desktop a Dev Tool? – Ep. 376

November 29, 2024

Is Power BI Desktop a Dev Tool? – Ep. 376

Mike and Tommy debate whether Power BI Desktop should be treated like a true development tool or more like a report authoring environment. They break down what “developer workflow” actually means for Power BI teams—source control, testing, deployment, and repeatability.

TMDL in Desktop – Ep. 298

March 1, 2024

TMDL in Desktop – Ep. 298

TMDL is a promising step toward real source control for Power BI semantic models—human-readable files you can diff, review, and deploy. In Episode 298, Mike, Tommy, and Seth unpack what’s changing in Desktop and how Copilot can speed up measure documentation.

Year in Review – Ep. 282

January 5, 2024

Year in Review – Ep. 282

2023 was the year Fabric became the headline and Power BI’s authoring experience kept evolving. In Ep. 282, Mike, Tommy, and Seth review the releases that actually changed how people build, what cooled off, and what they hope improves next.

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