Getting to know code components

Going one step further in pro-dev extensibility, the Power Apps component framework (PCF) allows professional developers to create code components that enrich the user experience whenever the look and feel of the built-in components is not sufficient. The PCF is such a big topic that it could have its own chapter in this book. In this section, we will try to give you at least an initial understanding of what the PCF is, how the PAC CLI can help us to build code components, and how to perform ALM using DevOps tools.

The PCF is a unified framework that allows developers to build custom code components that are reusable across applications in Power Apps and websites in Power Pages. This opens a great opportunity for organizations to build code components and leverage them across business solutions. Using the PCF, we can develop code components that will include not only information about the visual appearance of the component but also the business logic...