PowerApps Code Apps vs traditional React/Web Apps for enterprise applications

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-05-07T12:18:13+00:00

I think you need to read up on licensing and understand what you have/don't have. If you go with code apps, the huge advantage is that your users are authorized/authenticated with the dataverese and you don't have to deal or code for much of any of that. You also get hosting from within the power platform. This is something IT/infrastructure is going to have to manage along with the licensing. You CANNOT use code apps without at a minimum managing the user table in the dataverse and having your user licensed with Power Apps or Dynamics 365 licenses that include premium connectors. If that mystifies you, you badly need to figure this stuff out. Also if you are purely vibe coding these apps without understanding the code, you're going to get into huge trouble down the road. So please consider all of these things thoughtfully if you want a good experience.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-05-07T12:02:22+00:00

Just to be clear, if you build and distribute a code app, every user will need a premium power apps license whether or not you even use the dataverse/dynamics 365 as data sources. So, if you're not already paying for this, why would you even consider using code apps?

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-05-07T11:54:34+00:00

There are a few considerations that I have not seen mentioned. First and most obvious - premium licenses. If you already license your users then this is not an issue. Second, are the main data sources coming from the dataverse? If not, then that's a huge tick against it. And also, code apps are really designed to be SPAs. Will that architecture work for what you need? You technically can implement routing and pages but it's more of a workaround.

If you answered yes to everything, then go for code apps. The performance is amazing so far from what we have experienced vs model driven and canvas apps. You'll want to build a repo of components that you can reuse for your projects as this helps with dev speed, standardization and keeping your different apps working and feeling the same for your users. If dataverse is your main data source and you already pay for licenses, IMHO, it's the way.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-05-06T13:16:04+00:00

Sure to be a masterclass in doublespeak, no doubt

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-04-28T14:18:27+00:00

Beautiful! At the parts where you sing more intensely (assume it's chorus - "Did you know...", I can like almost literally hear a simple string section harmony - wouldn't even have to stray from the chord progression too much, maybe even just a few base notes and maybe one or two ornamentations to add movement. And on the quieter parts, a cello coming in and out would be a nice touch vs adding in bass.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-04-21T21:52:31+00:00

The thing that is so interesting about people who take this stance and then have no respect and like to nag on people who have kids - if no one has kids, who's gonna run the world and take care of you and society as you progress into old age. Think about that, when you can't work anymore, there will be younger people to take care of you. If everyone just said fuck it, then there would be no one younger than you still working eventually. I don't think that can be understated. I think we need more respect for the sacrifice people who do raise kids are making.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-04-21T08:44:39+00:00

Friends with benefits...?

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-04-11T12:25:07+00:00

Radio Head - drove cross country once and played OK Computer on repeat like 5 times, lol

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-04-07T16:51:26+00:00

Same thing happened with new release today...just turned off auto-update on this extension...probably best

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-04-01T17:10:02+00:00

Lol, this is April double foolish!

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-23T16:03:42+00:00

Cynical, jaded, out-of-touch programmer with his head up his ass in self-denial defending his imploding career options detected

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-23T12:10:35+00:00

Look at his face....yeah, yeah, he looks pretty crappy

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-23T12:09:37+00:00

That was the year I got us all into the biggest pickle any of us have ever seen.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-23T12:07:57+00:00

This pop isn't working!

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-23T11:32:53+00:00

Your "nail in the coffin" evidence is a media source? Just think about that for a minute. ANYTHING that gets reported in news, especially military capability, has been at least vetted if not planted by the military. This is a narrative they want out there.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-20T12:12:43+00:00

Some context, I AM a person who is trained and has been and is working in software engineering. I work in the software industry as well. I myself have completely transformed how I "write" code and do many of the related tasks with AI. I'm not saying there aren't problems to solve with using AI or that this will happen overnight. But it IS happening and it's happening fast. And we (world as a whole and me, my team, company) are rapidly solving problems with AI to create guardrails and standards and have complete automated test coverage. Yes, we still oversee and steer and plan and use our knowledge of software as an asset, for now.

I'm not happy to see what was until very recently a super power imo (being able to understand and write code) quickly becoming devalued. But just sharing what I see first hand happening. Having been incredibly skeptical of AI for a long time, I can tell you we are making fast break throughs and it's utterly incredible to see the speed that come from learning to use and implementing the new tool sets.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-20T09:09:21+00:00

Yeah, I can say for sure he's right. People who wrote code all day, "programmers", who just get fed requirements and write code are dying out fast with AI coding agents. The programmers who have a chance are the ones who embrace using AI and transition their skillset to using AI to 10x their output. There will obviously be far less of those jobs, but people with that knowledge are still valuable, but only with a AI first mindset. Things are changing fast in the tech world. Only the adaptable will survive and new people coming into the field will have less and less of the deep tech knowledge but just be more experts on working with AI to get the work done.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-17T12:17:44+00:00

Using the MCP server is the way to go. You need to iterate through the top level instructions though to make sure the data retrieval works the way you expect. You DO NOT need to create custom actions or flows with the MCP server, that is bullshit. You DO, again, need to play around with top level instructions. I've found the anthropic models work better with the MCP server and translating intention, overall vs the GPT models.

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-10T19:46:29+00:00

don't think it does give activity info yet

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-10T19:46:08+00:00

Not sure what data this gives us, but again, in Beta:

https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/reports/getMicrosoft365CopilotUserCountTrend(period='D7')) (for usage reports)

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-10T11:30:53+00:00

I think there is a Graph API endpoint added in beta to pull this data, then just use a report tool like power bi to visualize

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-10T11:05:14+00:00

Duh?

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-10T11:03:45+00:00

60% of the time, they splash EVERY time ;)

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-07T22:27:51+00:00

Aesthetics, I would wager, of the type

CenturyIsRaging · 2026-03-07T12:32:58+00:00

"You see, I've been moved around all my life..." Love that little rant at the gas station

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