PowerFX – A Game Changer!
DaveBurrell
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ReportWith the recent updates, PowerFX was announced, and it will be a game-changer for the No-Code developers out there. It allows citizen developers to use complex functions without writing complex code!
What is PowerFX?
Microsoft says:
Power Fx is the low-code language that will be used across Microsoft Power Platform. It's a general-purpose, strong-typed, declarative, and functional programming language.
Microsoft Tweet
Power Fx is expressed in human-friendly text. It's a low-code language that makers can work with directly in an Excel-like formula bar or Visual Studio Code text window. The "low" in low-code is due to the concise and simple nature of the language, making common programming tasks easy for both makers and developers. It enables the full spectrum of development from no-code for those who have never programmed before to "pro-code" for the seasoned professional, with no learning or rewriting cliffs in between, enabling diverse teams to collaborate and save time and expense.
What does that actually mean for developers though?
It means that developers can consume complex functions with a couple of expressions. It’s like writing code in Excel. This will dramatically improve development times and reduce the requirement for Pro-Code developers in many projects.
Microsoft has released a GitHub repository to get you started:
https://github.com/pnp/powerfx-samples
I was going to record an overview video but I doubt I could match what April has released:
This was originally posted here.
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