Extending Power Platform to Pro Developers

• Power Platform apps created by citizen developers can be updated by professional developers with traditional developer technologies.
• Professional developers may need to assist citizen developers with Power Platform apps to provide custom capabilities, boost app quality, and maintain an app.
• The technologies require diverse skill sets, and it might not be clear which to use for a specific task; teams using Visual Studio might need to instead use Visual Studio Code.

Power Platform extensibility components enable professional developers to work on Power Platform apps with traditional platforms and tools, including a command-line interface, Visual Studio Code, Web-based development frameworks, .NET, and the Windows Workflow Foundation. The components can extend the capabilities and longevity of Power Platform apps, which may be less expensive and risky than migrating those apps fully from the Power Platform to a traditional one. For example, the business requirements of an app might not transfer optimally during such a conversion.