As a .NET developer, the yearly release cycle is always one of my most anticipated event. This years edition is no exception, as it brings .NET 9 to the forefront with its load of improvements. However, it also marks the end of support for .NET 6, meaning it’s time to…
The ability to assign managed identities to Dataverse plug-ins was recently introduced in the Power Platform and was received with waves of likes and thumbs up from the Power Platform community. Rightfully so, this powerful feature enables Dataverse plug-ins to securely connect with Azure resources without the hassle of managing…
Although not officially released, there are strong signals that the support for Dark mode 🌚 is coming very soon to Power Platform Model-Driven apps. Recent investments made in the platform like the ‘New look‘ that leverages the Fluent 2 design system are paving the way to Dark Mode. 🔗 Adapting…
As Microsoft pursues its One Dynamics, One Platform initiative, substantial investments are made to integrate the D365 Finance and Operations suite with the Power Platform and Dataverse. These includes the ability to surface most F&O tables as virtual entities in Dataverse. Bringing full CRUD capabilities, but also opening up the…
Recently, while developing a PCF control with the FluentUI React v9 library, I encountered a rather unusual and annoying runtime display bug. Its resolution ended up shedding light on an important concept that had previously escaped my attention and I thought it deserves its own blog post. 🤒The symptoms The…
If you’re a user of a Power Platform’s model-driven app, you’ve likely come across the ‘Try the new look‘ switch appearing on your app header. Indeed, toggling this switch will result in the platform adopting a modern Fluent Design System (a.k.a. Fluent 2) for rendering model-driven form elements such as…
The Power Apps grid control is a new and improved version for the data grid control for Power Platform model-driven applications. It introduces a modern data grid user experience and a range of noteworthy features, including the ability to perform inline editing and seamless infinite scrolling of the grid records,…
In a previous blog post, I described how to use the new modelbuilder command group of the Microsoft Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI) to generate early-bound classes for Dataverse code customization projects. This time we’ll take this a step further and explore how to automate the early-bound class creation process…
As a Power Platform developer, I have always been a strong advocate for the use of early-bound classes in customization projects that targets Dataverse tables and actions. Early-bound classes not only increase code readability and maintainability, they also significantly reduce the risk of errors. I think that being proficient and…
Whenever a new version of C# is released I’m always eager to explore the new features of the language. However, as a Power Platform developer, it can be frustrating knowing that they can’t be used to develop Dataverse plugins, which constitutes a significant part of my daily work. As a…
