Microsoft Power Pages team uses AI tools to cut coding time from weeks to hours
The development team behind Power Pages, Microsoft's low-code tool for building web apps, has started using AI coding agents. They rely on GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to generate code for the Power Apps maker portal and the Power Platform frontend. This internal shift reduces the time needed to write code from weeks to just hours. It also starts to blur traditional lines between product managers, designers, and engineers. No public tools or features have been released yet; the changes are limited to Microsoft's own team.
Before, Power Platform updates relied on slow, manual coding by engineers, leading to infrequent improvements in tools like canvas apps that beginners use daily. Citizen developers waited months for fixes to common pains, such as rigid layouts or confusing formulas. Now, AI integration signals much faster iteration across the Power Platform, including potential speed-ups for canvas app building. This could mean quicker arrivals of responsive design aids and AI helpers tailored for non-coders, directly tackling pixel-tweaking and delegation frustrations.
Analysis
Microsoft's pros are already flying with AI, but you're still wrestling canvas controls by hand—this proves acceleration is real, yet your edge lies in reusable pieces that AI will supercharge. Stop copying nav bars screen-by-screen; pull one from your expense tracker into a component library right now, then test it across two screens to halve your layout time forever.
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