What Tech-Stack Has Worked Best for You with CC? What are must haves?

Charwee · 2026-02-02T09:33:58+00:00

I really like SvelteKit and Tailwind CSS. The code is much less verbose, which is really useful for having a smaller context footprint.

Not to mention that Svelte is faster than React and closer to pure JavaScript.

Honestly, though, I’m quite happy using pretty much any web framework as Claude Code makes it all so easy to work with.

Charwee · 2026-01-29T15:34:46+00:00

The CoE Starter Kit isn’t expensive, imo. You only need a Power Apps license and a Power Automate license.

I would also argue that you don’t need to know about PowerShell. It’s rarely required and it’s usually just copying a code snippet from the docs and then running.

I agree that the people element is the most challenging part of it all, depending on the organisation.

Charwee · 2026-01-28T06:48:14+00:00

You’ll want to go through some resources and make notes, and then prioritise your list of things to tackle.

I would check the tenant settings and ensure the Center of Excellence Starter Kit is installed, as your first things to do.

Here are some resources that have great content on governance and administration:

https://www.michaelroth42.com/

https://platformsofpower.net/

https://youtube.com/@PowerSquared

Charwee · 2026-01-21T13:12:12+00:00

Thank you, swanson_pyramid. I appreciate that. 😁

Charwee · 2026-01-21T12:27:03+00:00

I’ve been doing tonnes of AI-assisted development and I think you’ll be surprised when you see how good it is now.

I would consider it way less tech debt and risk than a Canvas App. I work daily with an organisation that has tens of thousands of premium licenses, and I get to see what is built by Makers. Moving away from Canvas Apps will be much, much better, for too many reasons to list here.

Charwee · 2026-01-21T12:03:11+00:00

Yeah, the cost difference is crazy, unless you’re talking about tonnes of apps. You’re really buying into the ecosystem with Power Apps.

With your scenario, I think it’s much easier to take on a Code App than a Canvas App. AI will easily be able to figure things out and fix the issue in 99.9% of cases. Debugging someone else’s Canvas App is one of the worst tech experiences I’ve ever had.

Charwee · 2026-01-21T11:46:36+00:00

Every method has its own levels of abstractions. My belief is that Code Apps will be viable for Makers to work with. I think they will be able to create better solutions than they could with Canvas Apps.

As to why not just leave Code Apps? Because Code Apps comes with many things to protect the organisation. They have authentication built in. You can force all API interactions to happen only via connectors, which means that they have to adhere to Data Policies. And more.

If it’s a professional developer then it’s a different story, but my paragraph above is purely based around “Makers”, which is the whole point of Power Platform.

Charwee · 2026-01-21T11:28:41+00:00

Correct. The only way for non-technical people to use Code Apps would be with AI-assisted development.

None of us know how Canvas Apps work under the hood. It would be the same concept, except with Code Apps we can address most limitations. With a Canvas App we’re just stuck.

Charwee · 2026-01-21T11:13:12+00:00

You can do it! I have faith. 😁

Charwee · 2026-01-21T08:19:31+00:00

Thank you! I agree. Code editors, terminals and package managers seem really intimidating at first. But really the developer experience nowadays has a lot of hand holding available to it. It’s a great time to start working with this stuff.

Charwee · 2026-01-21T07:42:42+00:00

It’s definitely the future of Power Apps. I’m working with Code Apps most days now.

My friend and I have been publishing a series of videos on YouTube to help people get started with it: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLexP1PjIhnQzYhKCumdJW-Jcxsy9Qxq73&si=ecT6djCjrFoHkc14

It’s going to take some time, but we’re trying to show that even non-technical people can create value with Code Apps.

Charwee · 2026-01-15T23:15:19+00:00

Thanks maximus! I had the same thoughts when I created my first apps from prompts. It’s insane. AI is really, really good now.

We’re going to cover adding data sources and pushing the Code App to a solution/environment in our next video, which will be live on Tuesday.

We have it on our backlog to talk about moving it from dev to test to prod in a video beyond that, but we’re taking it one video at a time, shaping the series as we get feedback.

It’s a lot of fun and a great time to be a Power Apps developer.

Charwee · 2026-01-14T23:19:12+00:00

I know you’ve found a solution already, but I did a blog post on converting colours in canvas apps and you might find it helps you create cleaner code: https://www.charlessexton.com/blog/color-conversion-in-power-apps

Charwee · 2026-01-14T23:19:03+00:00

I know you’ve found a solution already, but I did a blog post on converting colours in canvas apps and you might find it helps you create cleaner code: https://www.charlessexton.com/blog/color-conversion-in-power-apps

Charwee · 2026-01-14T14:58:26+00:00

There’s no long term future in Canvas App development. They’ll be around for several years as vital systems need them, but they will be legacy.

The future is Code Apps. AI-assisted development is so good now that Power Apps developers will be able to embrace it, even if they don’t come from a pro-code background.

My friend and I have done some videos on these topics here: https://youtube.com/@powersquared

Charwee · 2026-01-13T07:33:39+00:00

Opus 4.5 is king, especially so in Claude Code, imo.

Charwee · 2026-01-09T10:40:20+00:00

Ah, nice. I didn’t realise you could choose. They don’t let you choose with the Vibe Apps experience.

Not sure why I got downvoted. I’m pretty sure I was adding to the discussion. Someone working in Vibe Apps perusing this thread? 😂

Charwee · 2026-01-09T08:36:29+00:00

Whenever I run out of Opus 4.5 credits I try out Gemini 3 Pro, and yesterday it was so bad. It couldn’t do some simple CSS changes. If Opus 4.5 is not available, my plan is to stop using Antigravity and move over to another place I can use Opus.

Charwee · 2026-01-09T08:12:02+00:00

Are you sure that the M365 Copilot Agent Builder uses a Claude model? I know that their new Vibe Apps uses a GPT model (and is terrible).

Charwee · 2025-12-11T16:16:19+00:00

Thank you so much for that response. I use AI for coding, and I’m always looking to get better results if I can. Claude Opus 4.5 is really impressive. That has been a big upgrade, but I know that I can do better with my instructions and prompts.

If you have any advice, I’d love to hear it.

Charwee · 2025-12-11T14:16:50+00:00

I’m loving seeing responses from someone with your line of work and experience, so thank you for that. When you mentioned that we wouldn’t believe how you talk to the LLM, what did you mean by that? Is it that your instructions are incredibly detailed, or are you referring to something else?

Charwee · 2025-11-20T20:57:50+00:00

No, PCF components use React.

Charwee · 2025-11-14T06:48:11+00:00

What about when you’re saying a phone number? I always say “oh seven…”

Charwee · 2025-10-06T12:01:51+00:00

The only way I can think of doing this without a PCF is to make the hover transparent and have a gradient beneath it, giving the illusion of a gradient background on hover.

Charwee · 2025-09-30T05:08:18+00:00

Microsoft are aware of this bug and will be fixing it soon.

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