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Office 365 is an enterprise platform as a service (ePaaS)

Office 365 is an enterprise platform as a service (ePaaS)

Everyone in tech wants to be a platform, but the appeal is not new. The idea of being a development platform has been around for a while.

May 13, 2015

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Node, TypeScript, AzureAD & O365 API Apps on Raspberry Pi

Node, TypeScript, AzureAD & O365 API Apps on Raspberry Pi

At Microsoft Build and Ignite, a Node.js web app demo integrated TypeScript, AzureAD, ADAL, & Office 365 APIs to run on any platform.

May 5, 2015

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What Should you Make of Angular 1.x, 2.0 & Moving Forward

What Should you Make of Angular 1.x, 2.0 & Moving Forward

The Angular 2.0 announcement in 2014 caused concern about app rewrites. Poor communication was blamed, but a later conference cleared it up.

April 20, 2015

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Simplifying REST API Development in SharePoint with Breeze

Simplifying REST API Development in SharePoint with Breeze

I explore the benefits of using Breeze with SharePoint. Simplify your code when working with REST API & learn how to maximize your results.

March 30, 2015

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Set up Self-Signed Certificates & Trusting them on OS X

Set up Self-Signed Certificates & Trusting them on OS X

In this article, I’ll share my updated process for creating self-signed certificates on MacOS and Chrome, along with some helpful tips.

March 11, 2015

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Auth flow options in Microsoft Entra ID for Office 365 APIs

Auth flow options in Microsoft Entra ID for Office 365 APIs

Explore the Client Credentials Grant Flow for Microsoft Entra ID - perfect for service apps with no user interaction.

March 10, 2015

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ADAL JS & CORS with Office 365 APIs (Files & SharePoint)

ADAL JS & CORS with Office 365 APIs (Files & SharePoint)

Microsoft introduced ADAL JS, a library supporting OAuth2 implicit flow, allowing client-side solutions to leverage Microsoft Entra ID for authentication.

March 8, 2015

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Understanding Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth2 & OpenID Connect

Understanding Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth2 & OpenID Connect

As an app developer, I share my interest in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) & OpenID Connect for app auth. Join my Pluralsight course to learn more.

March 4, 2015

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Understanding Microsoft Entra ID OAuth2 authentication flows

Understanding Microsoft Entra ID OAuth2 authentication flows

Blog post discussing three OAuth2 authentication flows supported by Microsoft Entra ID: Authorization Code, Client Credentials, and Implicit Grant.

March 4, 2015

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Demystifying the Authentication Dance for Office 365 APIs

Demystifying the Authentication Dance for Office 365 APIs

The authentication dance can be the hardest part of working with Office 365 APIs. Check out the Pluralsight course on authentication and discovery.

March 2, 2015

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Running Node.js on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B: A Guide

Running Node.js on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B: A Guide

Let me walk you through the steps of running Node.js on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B microcontroller. You can now code in JavaScript instead of Python or Java.

February 28, 2015

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Create Consistent UX for Office 365 & SharePoint Challenges

Create Consistent UX for Office 365 & SharePoint Challenges

Developers face challenges in creating a consistent user experience for Office 365 and SharePoint development. Varying UX can lead to issues.

February 26, 2015

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    Understanding the Office 365 API’s Discovery Service

    Understanding the Office 365 API’s Discovery Service

    The article discusses challenges in working with the Office 365 APIs and their different endpoints, and Microsoft’s future plans for more APIs.

    February 26, 2015

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    Sneak Peek at Upcoming Microsoft Entra ID Portal Updates

    Sneak Peek at Upcoming Microsoft Entra ID Portal Updates

    I discovered changes in the Azure portal Active Directory applet while getting screenshots, later clarified as hints of future updates.

    February 22, 2015

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    Securing Client-Side SharePoint Solutions for Business Logic

    Securing Client-Side SharePoint Solutions for Business Logic

    Client-side SharePoint solutions have benefits, like SPAs written in JavaScript. However, all business logic is technically open for anyone to see.

    January 12, 2015

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    SharePoint REST API Batching - Part 2 - Explore payloads

    SharePoint REST API Batching - Part 2 - Explore payloads

    The post explains the workings of batches in OData and SharePoint, specifically focusing on the OData v3.0 specification

    January 6, 2015

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    SharePoint REST API Batching - Part 1 - Batching Requests

    SharePoint REST API Batching - Part 1 - Batching Requests

    A blog post discussing the pros and cons of using the client-side object model (CSOM) and the REST API to interact with data in SharePoint.

    January 6, 2015

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    Microsoft Entra ID -  single vs. multi-tenant differences

    Microsoft Entra ID - single vs. multi-tenant differences

    Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), supports two types of application authentication configurations - single and multi-tenant. Learn what’s different.

    December 18, 2014

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    Fix 'Unable to Find Version of Package' - Office 365 API

    Fix 'Unable to Find Version of Package' - Office 365 API

    The post explains how to fix the error Unable to find version of package when doing a NuGet package restore for an Office 365 API project

    December 17, 2014

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    Entra ID and ASP.NET MVC - Understanding ADAL and OWIN

    Entra ID and ASP.NET MVC - Understanding ADAL and OWIN

    Learn from my experience as I share tips & insights on how to authenticate and obtain access tokens for Office 365 APIs.

    December 17, 2014

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    Authenticate ASP.NET MVC apps with Entra ID - ADAL and OWIN

    Authenticate ASP.NET MVC apps with Entra ID - ADAL and OWIN

    Walkthrough leveraging Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Library & Open Web Interface for .NET to offload authentication to Microsoft Entra ID for web apps.

    December 17, 2014

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    Microsoft Teams Free 9-Day Email Course

    Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp

    Free 9-day email course - Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp Free 9-day email course - Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp
    Free 9-day email course - Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp