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Open source != Open governance. Consider Signal as an example. It's open-source but there's no developer "community".
SOURCE OPEN. sigh
What does this mean?
Power Fx: open-source now available
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I too quit playing catch up with MS no code stuff - they change so much That might be different this time, though. Afaik it's the first time Microsoft releases a user-friendly reactive language as open source; all their previous tools in this field have been strictly proprietary. Being open source, it can be maintained by its community of users without becoming abandoned, even if Microsoft loses interest in it.
Open source != Open governance. Consider Signal as an example. It's open-source but there's no developer "community".
That's probably for the better.
It has the benefits of the open source (you can inspect, and modify the code, exists forever, etc), without the downsides (design by commitee - sorry, community -, endless bikeshedding, code churn for the sake of it).
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#53My non tech users are still catching up with Power Query. I sort of gave up forwarding news related to low code from MS, as every week there's something changing or being deprecated. Moreover, every time I tried to use anything related to the Power Platform (so I could teach to others) I ended up in a world of pain. Is anyone actually using Power Apps, etc... Successfully?
I run some websites that consult the public on new construction developments over a few weeks. We use Power Automate to route comments and bookings from a form into email, notifications, MS Teams, calendars and spreadsheets. It avoids needing a formal platform that users have to learn and needs to be customised. Plugging into existing communication channels (like email and chat) makes people more likely to use the service. And that is much easier with PowerAutomate than using Microsoft APIs. It is easy to add one more channels (like SMS) without lots of work. You can also tie things into a particular MS Teams site which makes authentication/security/privacy easier to deal with. I can send notifications and data to the MS Team and let someone else worry about who should have access. And at the end the Team can be deleted and the data scrubbed alongside it.
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#54I am the cofounder of Budibase, and I agree with the many comments here around Microsoft throwing tools at the low-code space and seeing what sticks. The most popular source of users we get are PowerApps users who are fed up with the constant change and moving states.
If you are looking for an open source alternative to Powerapps - check out Budibase [1][2]
[1] https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
I am happy to remove this post, as it is slightly promotional, but I do feel it is very relevant.
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#55Darn it, every time MS does something like it I feel an urge to get myself a Windows laptop. Gotta control myself.
Just run it in a VM, no random reboots to hold you hostage.
What are these "random reboots" people keep mentioning?
My Windows boxes usually run about 12 to 14 days between (manual!) reboots, and those reboots are normally done to switch between operating systems.
It's been literally years since Microsoft removed automatic reboots and even updates can be be postponed for several weeks and scheduled at the user's convenience.
There are plenty of bad things about Windows, but tired old stories about "random reboots" or bluescreens just aren't part of it anymore.
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#57I am surprised I have never heard of this...this looks awesome!
For anyone who has used this, how does the performance of Power FX compare to a comparably-difficult formula calculation in Excel?
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#58I am the cofounder of Budibase, and I agree with the many comments here around Microsoft throwing tools at the low-code space and seeing what sticks. The most popular source of users we get are PowerApps users who are fed up with the constant change and moving states. If you are looking for an open source alternative to Powerapps - check out Budibase [1][2] [1] https://github.com/Budibase/budibase [2] https://budibas…
Could you provide a comparison of Budibase vs. Power Apps? What are the pros and cons?
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#59Who's the user for this? It looks too "dumb" for a "real" programmer, and way too "smart" for everyone else. There's no way a real user will be able to navigate that "formula bar". Source: have observed dozens of regular users through one-way mirror _while at MS_ ~18 years ago. The product later became Dynamics. Users would struggle to find the extremely prominent "OK" button sometimes, or press whichever button was…
It is a good question. If you want something more convenient for complex manipulating data than Excel, but don't want to use a 'proper' programming language like Python, then you would probably be better off using a visual data transformation tool - such as our Easy Data Transform.
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#60My non tech users are still catching up with Power Query. I sort of gave up forwarding news related to low code from MS, as every week there's something changing or being deprecated. Moreover, every time I tried to use anything related to the Power Platform (so I could teach to others) I ended up in a world of pain. Is anyone actually using Power Apps, etc... Successfully?
May I suggest your non-tech users to try EasyMorph[1] (I'm the founder)? It's easier than PowerQuery (it's completely no-code) and at the same time more powerful. 80% of PowerQuery capabilities require coding. Our tool is 100% visual (and has a free edition). [1] https://easymorph.com
Respectfully, “easier” and “more powerful” are meaning-free descriptors. How is your product easier and more powerful? If you’re going to post an ad, at least do me the courtesy of telling me something I don’t know.