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Optimize bundles by disabling IE11 support in SPFx projects

Optimize bundles by disabling IE11 support in SPFx projects

Shrink & optimize your SPFx JavaScript bundles by ditching IE11 support.

August 24, 2021

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State of SharePoint Client Side Development | August 2021

State of SharePoint Client Side Development | August 2021

It’s summer 2021 and time to check in on the State of SharePoint Client-Side Development! In this post, I’ll give you an update on where we are with popular frameworks and tools developers use in the client-side SharePoint development world.

August 17, 2021

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Ditch TSLint for ESLint in SPFx projects in one simple step

Ditch TSLint for ESLint in SPFx projects in one simple step

I’ve created a pair of presets for SPFx projects to make your life easier when you want to use ESLint and ditch the long-deprecated TSLint tool that Microsoft includes in SPFx projects. All you have to do is install a single npm package and you’re automatically using ESLint!

August 3, 2021

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Significant updates to our Jest Presets for SPFx projects

Significant updates to our Jest Presets for SPFx projects

I recently refreshed my Jest presets for SharePoint Framework (SPFx) projects add added an improvement for developers who decide to use a different version of TypeScript from the default version set on new projects. In this post, learn about these improvements and how you can add automated testing …

July 27, 2021

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Get with the times & ditch TSLint in favor of ESLint in SharePoint Framework projects

Get with the times & ditch TSLint in favor of ESLint in SharePoint Framework projects

The ECMAScript community came to the consensus, initiated by the TypeScript Team in their 2019 Roadmap post, to deprecate TSLint in favor of ESLint over 2.5 years ago. Yet SPFx projects still use TSLint. In this post, learn how to replace it with ESLint, the standard for linting both JavaScript …

July 20, 2021

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Fix the "can't find custom rule directory: tslint-microsoft-contrib" error in SPFx projects

Fix the "can't find custom rule directory: tslint-microsoft-contrib" error in SPFx projects

Ever run into the random error “[tslint] Failed to load ../tslint.json” when you can clearly see it in your project? If so, then this post is for you!

July 13, 2021

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State of SharePoint Client Side Development | July 2021

State of SharePoint Client Side Development | July 2021

It’s summer 2021 and time to check in on the State of SharePoint Client-Side Development! In this post, I’ll give you an update on where we are with popular frameworks and tools developers use in the client-side SharePoint development world.

July 8, 2021

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Update to my Azure Pipelines Templates for SPFx Projects (v1.4.0)

Update to my Azure Pipelines Templates for SPFx Projects (v1.4.0)

Earlier today, I updated our Azure Pipelines Templates for SharePoint Framework projects. This is mostly a modernization update to the templates for developers using our templates to implement a CI/CD process for their SharePoint Framework (SPFx) projects using Azure DevOps Pipelines.

July 6, 2021

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Mastering SharePoint Framework Code Refresh + New React Hooks Sample

Mastering SharePoint Framework Code Refresh + New React Hooks Sample

Late last week, I wrapped up refreshing the student code downloads for the Fundamentals & Ultimate bundles of my Mastering the SharePoint Framework course to SPFx v1.12.1, built from scratch + bonus demo in the React chapter showing how to use React Hooks!

July 5, 2021

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State of SharePoint Client Side Development | April 2021

State of SharePoint Client Side Development | April 2021

In my second update for 2021 we continue taking a look at the State of SharePoint Client-Side Development. In this post, I’ll give you an update on where we are with popular frameworks and tools developers use in the client-side SharePoint development world.

April 29, 2021

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SharePoint Framework v1.12.1 - What's in the Latest Release

SharePoint Framework v1.12.1 - What's in the Latest Release

In this post, I’ll summarize what you can find, and share some additional details I found after spending some time picking apart this latest release of SPFx.

April 28, 2021

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hTWOo: A Microsoft Fluent Design pure HTML & CSS Implementation

hTWOo: A Microsoft Fluent Design pure HTML & CSS Implementation

hTWOo is a pure HTML & CSS implementation of Microsoft’s Fluent Design, without the baggage & headaches of Office UI Fabric or Fluent UI.

April 27, 2021

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    Try SharePoint Framework Preview Releases with NVM

    Try SharePoint Framework Preview Releases with NVM

    Learn how to test public preview release of SPFx and get some tips on managing your SPFx dev environment (USE NVM!).

    April 20, 2021

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    Microsoft 365 MS-600 Exam Prep Course Refreshed - New content, resources, & introducing practice test questions!

    Microsoft 365 MS-600 Exam Prep Course Refreshed - New content, resources, & introducing practice test questions!

    I’m excited to announce what’s in the latest refresh of my MS-600 exam prep course! New content, over 300 practice test questions and more!

    April 14, 2021

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    SharePoint Framework v1.12 Deprecated!!! (+ how to roll back)

    SharePoint Framework v1.12 Deprecated!!! (+ how to roll back)

    Just five (5) days after the release of SPFx v1.12, Microsoft deprecated and pulled it. In this post I’ll explain why, and how you can roll back your environment and projects if you were an early adopter.

    March 25, 2021

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    SharePoint Framework v1.12 - What's in the Latest Release

    SharePoint Framework v1.12 - What's in the Latest Release

    In this post, I’ll summarize what you can find, and share some additional details I found after spending some time picking apart this latest release of SPFx.

    March 18, 2021

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    MS-600 Exam Prep - Content Complete - new chapters on SharePoint & Microsoft Teams

    MS-600 Exam Prep - Content Complete - new chapters on SharePoint & Microsoft Teams

    Back in October 2020, when I announced and launched my latest course Microsoft 365 Certified Developer Associate MS-600 Exam Prep, I committed to reaching the content complete milestone in February 2021. After two releases in December & January, I’m excited to share with you that the final …

    February 19, 2021

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    State of SharePoint Client Side Development | February 2021

    State of SharePoint Client Side Development | February 2021

    In my second update for 2021 we continue taking a look at the State of SharePoint Client-Side Development. In this post, I’ll give you an update on where we are with popular frameworks and tools developers use in the client-side SharePoint development world.

    February 17, 2021

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    State of SharePoint Client Side Development | January 2021

    State of SharePoint Client Side Development | January 2021

    Let’s kick off my first update for 2021 by taking a look at the State of SharePoint Client-Side Development. In this post, I’ll give you an update on where we are with popular frameworks and tools developers use in the client-side SharePoint development world.

    January 20, 2021

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    New chapters on the Microsoft identity & Graph workloads released!

    New chapters on the Microsoft identity & Graph workloads released!

    True to my commitment, I’ve published two more chapters to my Microsoft 365 Certified Developer Associate MS-600 Exam Prep course.

    January 14, 2021

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    Use Different Versions of TypeScript in SPFx projects

    Use Different Versions of TypeScript in SPFx projects

    SharePoint Framework (SPFx) projects are written in TypeScript. For a while, developers were stuck using the version of TypeScript specified by Microsoft with each SPFx release. In the SPFx v1.8 release, the version of TypeScript was decoupled from the project so that now you can use any version you …

    December 15, 2020

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    Microsoft Teams Free 9-Day Email Course

    Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp

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