Shrivastava Arpit. Learning Microsoft Power Apps: Building Business Applications with Low-Code Technology

O’Reilly Media, Inc., 2024. — 584 p. — ISBN-13: 978-1-098-15042-6.In today's fast-paced world, more and more organizations require rapid application development with reduced development costs and increased productivity. This practical guide shows application developers how to use PowerApps, Microsoft's no-code/low-code application framework that helps developers speed up development, modernize business processes, and solve tough challenges.Author Arpit Shrivastava provides a comprehensive overview of designing and building cost-effective applications with Microsoft Power Apps. You'll learn fundamental concepts behind low-code and no-code development, how to build applications using pre-built and blank templates, how to design an app using Copilot AI and drag and drop PowerPoint-like controls, use Excel-like expressions to write business logic for an app and integrate apps with external data sources.With this book, you'll:Learn the importance of no-code/low-code application development.
Design mobile/tablet (canvas apps) applications using pre-built and blank templates.
Design web applications (model-driven apps) using low-code, no-code, and pro-code components.
Integrate PowerApps with external applications.
Learn basic coding concepts like JavaScript, Power Fx, and C#.
Apply best practices to customize Dynamics 365 CE applications.
Dive into Azure DevOps and ALM concepts to automate application deployment.