Lowcode != low complexity.

LowCode = low complexity. People out there are building Power Apps where a single formula may have 1M+ characters! 😅

This is taken from recent #PowerApps guidance on “build large and complex canvas apps”. The article focuses on the performance of Power Apps Studio, meaning the developer experience for canvas apps. Not the actual Power Apps player that renders the resulting app for the end users.

Reusing the same code within a canvas app has traditionally been tricky. This can result in bloated formulas and copying code into multiple places.

Microsoft is working on improving the possibilities for smarter use of the PowerFX low-code programming language inside canvas apps. This article on MS Learn describes some of the ways in which you can make it easier to build and manage complex apps:

Build large and complex canvas apps - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn