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Introduction:
The Power Platform is a powerful tool for creating custom business solutions, enabling developers to create low-code applications without needing to write complex code. However, the integration of Microsoft Power Platform with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and GitHub Codespaces provides an even more powerful development experience, combining the ease of low-code tools with the power of code-first development. This session covers the Power Platform CLI, authentication, creating developer environments, custom connectors, and Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) controls. It emphasizes the concept of fusion development, where code-first developers can create reusable components for low-code developers to build sophisticated applications.
Integration of Microsoft Power Platform with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and GitHub Codespaces:
Enhance the development experience for both code-first and low-code developers. It covers the Power Platform CLI, authentication, creating developer environments, custom connectors, and Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) controls. The session highlights the benefits of using VS Code for Power Platform development, such as code completion, syntax highlighting, and version control. The session also emphasizes the concept of fusion development, where code-first developers can create reusable components for low-code developers to build sophisticated applications.
Abstract Overview:
The Power Platform and VS Code integration enables developers to leverage the best of both worlds, combining the power of code-first development with the ease of low-code tools. Key topics covered in the session include:
- Power Platform CLI: A command-line interface that allows developers to interact with the Power Platform, enabling tasks such as authentication, environment management, and app creation.
- Authentication and Developer Environments: The process of creating an authentication profile, connecting to a Power Platform environment, and setting up a developer environment for building custom solutions.
- Custom Connectors: The creation and deployment of custom connectors to connect to external APIs and services, enabling developers to extend the capabilities of the Power Platform.
- Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) Controls: The development of custom, interactive controls using PCF, which can be used in both tablet and mobile renditions of Power Apps.
- Fusion Development: The collaboration between code-first and low-code developers, allowing for the creation of reusable components and sophisticated applications that cater to a broader audience.
The session provides valuable insights for university students interested in learning about the Power Platform and its integration with VS Code and GitHub Codespaces, showcasing the potential for enhanced development experiences and collaboration between different types of developers.
Using the Power Platform CLI to create custom controls and applications in PowerApps. The demos in this video covers topics such as creating connectors, generating applications from connectors, and using the PowerApps component framework to build interactive controls.
Session:
The session is aimed at developers and makers who want to extend the functionality of PowerApps beyond the built-in capabilities. The demo's provides step-by-step instructions and code examples for each topic covered. Overall, the session demonstrates the power and flexibility of the Power Platform CLI for creating custom solutions in PowerApps.
Summary:
The session begins by introducing the Power Platform CLI, a command-line interface that allows developers to interact with the Power Platform. The CLI enables tasks such as authentication, environment management, and app creation. Next, the session covers authentication and developer environments, showing how to create an authentication profile, connect to a Power Platform environment, and set up a developer environment for building custom solutions. The session then explores custom connectors, demonstrating how to create and deploy custom connectors to connect to external APIs and services, extending the capabilities of the Power Platform. The Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) controls are also covered, showing how to develop custom, interactive controls using PCF that can be used in both tablet and mobile renditions of Power Apps.
The concept of fusion development is then introduced, emphasizing the collaboration between code-first and low-code developers. This approach allows for the creation of reusable components and sophisticated applications that cater to a broader audience. The session provides valuable insights for university students interested in learning about the Power Platform and its integration with VS Code and GitHub Codespaces.
Resources:
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Power Platform Tools - VS Code Extension URL: https://aka.ms/pp/vscode
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Power Platform CLI URL: https://aka.ms/pac/docs
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Low-Code Application Development URL: https://aka.ms/AzureLCAD
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GitHub Actions URL: https://aka.ms/pp/github-actions-lab
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Azure DevOps and Power Platform URL: https://aka.ms/pp/build-tools-lab
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App in a Day URL: https://aka.ms/appinaday
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Ebook: Fusion development approach to building apps URL: https://aka.ms/pp/fusion-dev-ebook
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Transform business applications with fusion development URL: https://aka.ms/pp/fusion-dev-learn
Conclusion:
The integration of Microsoft Power Platform with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and GitHub Codespaces provides an enhanced development experience for both code-first and low-code developers. This session covered the Power Platform CLI, authentication, creating developer environments, custom connectors, and Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) controls. It also highlighted the concept of fusion development, emphasizing collaboration between code-first and low-code developers to create reusable components and sophisticated applications. University students interested in app development or working with the Power Platform may find this session helpful.