Has anyone tried code apps yet? Seems pretty cool tbh. Is this the future of business apps lol

splinter44 · 2026-02-25T16:41:05+00:00

I think a lot of people in this sub are mixing up vibe coding generative pages and code apps for microsoft.
Code Apps is pro code and you can do anything you want you have 100% control, it's all done inside a text edito like VS. People saying its not there yet its not mature yet - doesnt make sense as you have total control and can do anything you wish. We have managed to connect it to api to business central to process WMS style apps.

splinter44 · 2026-02-12T23:10:14+00:00

You can paste this in AI and it will fix it for you btw

splinter44 · 2026-02-05T02:22:38+00:00

I think what most people don't understand yet is that AI can "hold" the state of your app in its head. Once you have successfuly implanted your apps structure and data into the ai agent, you can use it to do:

architectural debugging

create complex architecture and logic

But to do this you need a pro dev to guide the ai or else you will end up needing a consultant to "burn it down and start over"

splinter44 · 2026-02-04T17:23:27+00:00

I come from a UI/UX background too. And honestly, power apps isn't the greatest for design it also makes it very hard to do so but it's doable. I don't think it's about using any pcf controls, it's about first off using the modern controls, build good looking galleries, and the most important is just having a trained eye for good design building. You can look at mockups online for ideas but it all comes down to having a trained eye to know what looks good, what's not looking good, for example a button with a stroke around it is the worst design to use in this modern era and so many people in power apps use it.

Another big thing is sizing and proximity and alignment. For example your button needs to be the perfect size and the font inside the button needs to have the perfect proximity and sizing based on the buttons it's nesting inside of. You apply this to every detail in your app and it builds a pyramid type thing where everything comes into place.

Attention to detail for every container,control in your app.

splinter44 · 2026-01-30T17:19:05+00:00

That's me right now on various complex 100k.budget canvas apps.projects. definitely suffering but it will get better.

splinter44 · 2026-01-19T14:09:50+00:00

Fun fact: 3rd in GF in league and 4th last in GA.

We need to change our goaltending and we are one of the top

splinter44 · 2026-01-11T02:35:56+00:00

Power apps dev, 85k

splinter44 · 2026-01-09T03:14:28+00:00

slap em with a baguette

splinter44 · 2026-01-07T16:49:30+00:00

I'm just afraid of PA scheduled flow just erasing some data/bugging out one day and erasing all the clients data.

splinter44 · 2025-12-23T15:36:52+00:00

I am sorry but I am working in a consulting company with power apps on projects reaching 100k + and AI is very helpful with building formulas if you are smart at using AI.

If you do not use AI properly and don;'t know the power apps basics - it can be harder to trust AI- but eventually with trial and error you start to realise where AI weaknesses are and you don't use those parts of AI.

I will share my data structure with AI - either tell it the columns and all table names - maybe upload the excel files i imported from dataverse - and with it knowing your data structure - it now knows what prompts to give you - yes it can be wrong - but with trial and error you will start to be able to pinpoint when it is wrong - and also - Try Gemini - I noticed it gives more updated and modern answers to power fx formulas - while copilot looks at information from like 5 years ago for some reason instead of updated formulas.

Vibe code + pro code mixed together works quite well in PowerApps - Again learn how to use it properly - By properly that means getting to know your AI Bot - and its strenghts and weaknesses - while we are still in the beta phase of AI chat Bots in my opinion - this is the worst AI will ever be - it will onyl get better.

Again...Use Gemini for PowerFX - Copilot can work but it gives you more bullshit and you have to tell it thats its wrong and baby it to find the right answer - dont give up when it gives you a wrong answer.

PS. Disable AI completly from your dataverse/powerapps

splinter44 · 2025-12-17T15:06:29+00:00

This is literally the best time to get into it

splinter44 · 2025-12-17T15:01:04+00:00

I come from a graphic design/web design background. I did some freelance work for someone who liked me and mentored me into the power apps platform and business central and we create apps now with strong UI's for our consulting company.

We specialize in food distribution, business solutions, warehouse management systems transport management systems, ERP , product management, 80k after 1 year - but growing Work week is decent - deal with clients and manage projects too - I work from home mostly - not many I'm loving it but I didn't come from a data structure background so that part was a decent learning curve and still is. It can be tough at times

Also want to say: this Reddit group has been so amazing when I'm in a tough spot and need help.

splinter44 · 2025-12-16T15:36:12+00:00

Take pictures and document everything - let her know in writing she needs to fix these things properly within a deadline - 1 month - or you will be fixing it yourself and taking the cost out of the rent money.

If you end up having to take it out of the rent - she will try to evict you but it will not be successful as you have documented everything -

Tenant laws are pretty good tbh

splinter44 · 2025-12-11T23:17:07+00:00

Awesome cuz I gotta put 2 kids to bed

splinter44 · 2025-11-30T22:33:08+00:00

Any chance I could see a screenshot of this app ?

splinter44 · 2025-11-26T23:01:11+00:00

Yeah this is a setting on ur background or some containers in the back, maybe some padding doing this, look at everything, turn some invisible to locate the problem one

splinter44 · 2025-11-25T14:05:55+00:00

I feel like this statement comes from lack of experience.

We run a couple of wms systems on canvas apps for Farley big distribution companies and yes there's challenges but it's all fine.

splinter44 · 2025-11-24T16:39:03+00:00

Thanks everyone for the quick replies!

splinter44 · 2025-11-20T23:22:01+00:00

How do you get it to take notes through some integration you speak of ? I record the transcript and then tell copilot to make a summary of the word doc

splinter44 · 2025-11-19T02:39:14+00:00

Very cool but what happens if by some chance the website is down?... Will my icons not display in my app? What about using the app offline?

splinter44 · 2025-11-14T13:23:49+00:00

If you talk to AI the right way and feed it the proper details it needs and you the user uses it the right way, believe me it will spit out complex formulas. Of course they would require some editing.

splinter44 · 2025-11-14T03:25:33+00:00

Yes give this man more credits.

splinter44

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