Power Apps and Power Apps Code articles

This category covers Power Apps concepts with a strong focus on Power Apps Code, PAC CLI, React project structure, Dataverse, and data-source integration. It is designed for makers and developers who want to understand where low-code and pro-code development meet.

Open the Power Apps Code learning hub

You will learn how to set up developer tooling, create a first Power Apps Code app, connect to Dataverse, understand generated project files, and think through data access. The articles are practical setup and build notes for real development work.

What you will learn

This article archive collects the concepts, setup steps, design choices, and common implementation patterns behind Power Apps. Use them as practical references while planning, building, testing, and improving Microsoft 365 solutions.

7 articles in “Power Apps”

Featured articles

Create Your First Power Apps Code App with PAC CLI
Power AppsJul 11, 2026

Create Your First Power Apps Code App with PAC CLI

A practical first-app walkthrough for Power Apps Code: create the Vite React starter, authenticate PAC CLI, initialize the code app, run it locally, build it, and publish it to Power Apps.

By Suresh Girinathuni5 min read
Connect Power Apps Code Apps to Dataverse (PAC CLI + CRUD)
Power AppsJul 9, 2026

Connect Power Apps Code Apps to Dataverse (PAC CLI + CRUD)

A hands-on guide to connecting a Power Apps Code app to Microsoft Dataverse with the PAC CLI: prerequisites, authenticating your environment, adding a Dataverse table as a data source, the auto-generated service and model files, and full create, read, update, and delete examples.

By Suresh Girinathuni5 min read
Power Apps Code — React Project Structure Explained (PAC CLI)
Power AppsJul 8, 2026

Power Apps Code — React Project Structure Explained (PAC CLI)

A folder-by-folder, file-by-file tour of a Power Apps Code (React + Vite + TypeScript) project scaffolded by the PAC CLI. What .power, node_modules, public, src and generated are for, what App.tsx, main.tsx, package.json and power.config.json do, and which files to leave alone.

By Suresh Girinathuni6 min read

Recent articles

What Is Microsoft Power Fx? The Low-Code Language of the Power Platform
Power AppsJul 8, 2026

What Is Microsoft Power Fx? The Low-Code Language of the Power Platform

A plain-English introduction to Microsoft Power Fx — the Excel-like, low-code language behind Power Apps and the wider Power Platform. What it is, why it "thinks spreadsheet", how declarative formulas auto-recalculate, the no-code to pro-code spectrum, its design principles, and where you use it.

By Suresh Girinathuni5 min read
Install Developer Tools for Power Apps Code Apps — A Complete Setup Guide (PAC CLI)
Power AppsJul 2, 2026

Install Developer Tools for Power Apps Code Apps — A Complete Setup Guide (PAC CLI)

Set up your environment for Power Apps Code apps step by step: install the developer tools (VS Code, git, .NET, Node.js and the Power Platform CLI), enable code apps on your Power Platform environment, understand what PAC CLI does, compare installation options and OS support, verify your install, connect to an environment, and manage authentication profiles.

By Suresh Girinathuni6 min read
Power Apps Code — The Future of Pro-Code Development on the Power Platform
Power AppsJul 1, 2026

Power Apps Code — The Future of Pro-Code Development on the Power Platform

Meet Power Apps Code — Microsoft’s pro-code approach to building Power Platform apps with React, TypeScript, and modern tools. What it is, how it compares to canvas Power Apps, why it says goodbye to delegation warnings, the technologies and skills to learn, when to use it, and why it is not replacing canvas apps.

By Suresh Girinathuni4 min read

Frequently asked questions

Does this category cover canvas apps?

The current focus is Power Apps Code and developer-oriented Power Apps patterns.

Do I need coding experience?

Some articles are beginner-friendly, but Power Apps Code is most useful when you are comfortable with front-end development basics.