Code Less, Build More: The 2025 Guide to Building Smarter Business Apps with Power Apps, Copilot, and Low-Code AI

by Alira Vexel

Code Less, Build More
The 2025 Guide to Building Smarter Business Apps with Power Apps, Copilot, and Low-Code AI
Unlock the full power of Microsoft Power Apps in 2025 — with Copilot, Dataverse, AI Builder, and low-code mastery for business creators and developers alike.
Whether you're a citizen developer, business analyst, or Power Platform professional, Code Less, Build More is your complete guide to designing modern, AI-enhanced business apps—without writing endless lines of code.
This updated and upgraded edition brings together everything missing from legacy Power Apps books, including Copilot-driven app creation, responsive Canvas layouts, model-driven app logic, Power Fx deep dives, and real-world ALM with GitHub.
Learn to build apps that scale across mobile and web, integrate with SharePoint, Excel, Azure OpenAI, and enforce enterprise-ready governance, security, and lifecycle management.
What You’ll Learn InsideCreate your first Canvas and Model-Driven apps with real-world workflowsUse Copilot to auto-generate UI, data models, and logicMaster Power Fx, containers, screen components, and performance tuningBuild and connect to Dataverse, virtual tables, and custom APIsAutomate tasks with Power Automate and GPT-powered flowsDeploy offline-ready apps and PWAs across mobile devicesExtend Power Apps with PCF controls, GitHub pipelines, and ALM best practicesUnderstand licensing, pricing, and usage calculators for 2025Prepare for PL-100 / PL-400 certifications with mapped contentContribute to the Power Apps community through GitHub, blogs, and CoE toolsWho This Book is ForCitizen Developers looking to build useful apps with no coding experienceIT Professionals and Power Users modernizing legacy business processesStudents & Career Changers preparing for Microsoft certification examsDevOps Teams & Architects managing solutions, environments, and automation pipelinesStop wasting time debugging outdated solutions. Learn how to build faster, smarter, and more future-proof business apps using Power Apps and AI.

371 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 15, 2025