Lewis Baybutt

Lewis Baybutt

CODE Author

Lewis, a Microsoft Business Applications MVP, has been immersed in the Low Code and Power Platform space for approximately two years. His intrigue with low code began during his high school days and transitioned into his career.

Detailed Biography

Lewis, a Microsoft Business Applications MVP, has been immersed in the Low Code and Power Platform space for approximately two years. His intrigue with low code began during his high school days and transitioned into his career.

Lewis now works as a Power Platform Functional Engineer at Microsoft Business Applications Inner Circle partner, ANS Group, delivering a Center of Excellence service for Power Platform and Dynamics 365. He primarily works with Dynamics 365 Omnichannel for Customer Service, but also engages in a number of wider community activities alongside his work at ANS. He also enjoyes writing for his blog, Low Code Lewis.

Articles Authored

  • The Future of Low-Code / No-Code Power Platform Development in the Age of Copilot

    Last updated: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

    Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2023 - Vol. 20 - Issue 1 - Power Platform

    Lewis Baybutt argues that the integration of generative AI and Copilot with Microsoft’s Power Platform is transforming software development from a constrained, expert-driven practice into a broad, democratized activity. He traces the shift from traditional coding to low-code and RAD, enabled by AI-assisted design, automated flows, and data-driven apps, while highlighting the role of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and related tools in empowering citizen developers and professionals alike. The piece also stresses governance, lifecycle management, and responsible AI as essential guardrails in this nascent AI-enabled era.

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