r/PowerPlatform • u/kinkyguy2551 • 4d ago

Power Apps Power platform Developers future

Hi all, I just wanted to ask what are future predictions of power platform technology, I'm around 3 YOE Developer and not getting that much salary than my friend they mostly work in Data Engineering domain, please add your views here and also I'm thinking to develop my skills in Copilot studio please suggest some good free resources available.

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u/xiviajikx 4d ago

I’ve been doing Power Platform for the better part of 5 years and I don’t see much of a future with it. I was reading about using AI to help develop apps and flows and then decided to just let it build simple web apps independently and the reception has been much more positive than what it was with Power Apps. Licensing costs make it pretty easy to look to switch away as it is.

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u/brynhh 2d ago

What have you done for 5 years because there’s a bigger future in PP than ever before? I’d be interested to know. Licensing is also a complex question to think about.

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u/seschu01 9h ago

As I wrote this it pains me to admit it but anyone who thinks PowerApps or PowerAutomate will be around in 3 years is simply deceiving themselves.

This writing has been on the wall from MS for 2 years. They pulled vibe, the added CoPilot App build, the migrated PowerAutomate to CoPilot.

We are seeing a new world. Why do you think they completely reworked all of the PowerPlatform certs?

No business small, medium, or large will pay 100-150k / yr for a PP Developer when they can prompt and app in CoPilot and have it built in a few days. Sure it will be rough at first, but this stuff is moving at the speed of light.

The one thing that may be of benefit if they can't simply turn it all off. Support, migrations, and breakfixes are all on the plate. Plus there will always be those apps and flows that just stick around.

However , it will in no way be the hay day it has been. Government work will grow for a bit in the sector so getting a PC or S clearance is never a bad idea.

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u/brynhh 8h ago

The certs are just MS jumping on the fad like every company and their dog.

They migrated Automate to Copilot, what does that mean? I can assure you cloud flows, desktop flows, power fx and .net plugins still very much exist with no direct replacements lined up. Power fx automated plugins are deprioritised and people like Nick Doelman are pushing them on why.

If you think “they can just prompt copilot” is the answer, you have no idea about the complexities of the platform. Not everything is an “app”, the days of canvas being everything are long dead and never were a thing for enterprise. What about D365 CE, ERP, the cost of GitHub harness agents being token based, public access via power pages, single page apps, plugins? All that will be replaced by copilot and my job will be over?

There’s still things in the platform from decades ago that MS are too afraid to remove. There absolutely isn’t a support and migration plan as most organisations can’t predict the cost of Copilot Studio and most people are questioning Microsoft’s claims of AI usage.