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The modern controls have just been updated and this includes the date picker why after all the years have we not been able to set this control to blank?

I had a conversation recently where someone asked:

“Would you lower your freelance rates if AI built most of the app?”

Short answer: No. Absolutely not.

And the more I thought about it, the more I realised how many people genuinely overestimate what AI can actually do in a real business environment.

Here’s why my pricing stays the same.

1. AI Doesn’t Understand Real‑World Business Logic

AI is great at generating examples, formulas, or UI ideas, but it does not understand:

• business processes
• governance
• compliance
• data modelling
• performance
• SharePoint weirdness
• real user behaviour

It creates things that look right but fall apart the second you plug in real data or rea

I’ve just finished the PowerUp program, and honestly, I’m glad I jumped in when I did because it’s about to change soon!

I joined mainly to get more hands-on with Power BI, since I hadn’t done much with it before. What surprised me was how the program made me think differently about building apps—almost like designing them from the perspective of actually using them. That mindset shift was huge for me.

If anyone here is working with the Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, etc.) and needs a hand, feel free to reach out. I’m happy to share what I’ve learned and help where I can!

Has anyone else completed PowerUp? What was your biggest takeaway?

So I have gone to make an appointment with attachments to run a flow and post to SharePoint and the method is to add a form then add the data source and finally add an attachment control then remove the datacard and paste it outside of the form, but it now removes the paper clip and the cancel from the datacard!! When did MS break this??

I can’t believe there are companies out there making second rate apps and charging companies for it!! I am a experienced Power Platform developer and believe in doing a good job for the end user and to allow for the customer to have input and build what they want that works for them, a great system should take a few months and allow for growth. Why do I get asked to sort out other people mess! It’s simple for companies to build a decent system and get returning customers, if you don’t like what a developer is offering tell them to change it or change the developer!

So I am a manager of a midsize company and when we returned from lockdown I built a complete system for the company, all in canvas apps, SharePoint and Power Automate. The whole thing works from end to end. Would I be classed as a developer?