Mastering the SharePoint Framework - CHANGELOG

This page contains a chronological list, from most recent to the oldest, of the changes to the Mastering the SharePoint Framework course.

May 29, 2020 (sprint 18)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 7: Testing React Solutions with Jest (updated lesson video)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: DevOps: CI/CD with GitHub Actions & Azure Pipelines
  • fixed sample projects in download
    • typo in SCSS caused broken builds
    • missing package lock files for PNPM & Yarn
    • incorrect pointer to TSC rush compiler causing broken builds

May 13, 2020 (sprint 17)

• Chapter: DevOps: CI/CD with GitHub Actions & Azure Pipelines (new)

May 9, 2019 (sprint 16.1 [patch])

Starter Course

• Chapter: Setting up your Developer Environment (updated lesson notes)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Dig Into the SharePoint Framework (updated lesson notes)
• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions (updated lesson video & notes)

May 7, 2019 (sprint 16)

Starter Course

• Chapter: Setting up your Developer Environment (updated lesson videos & notes)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Your First SharePoint Framework Project (re-recorded lessons)
• Chapter: Dig Into the SharePoint Framework (updated lesson video, notes & added new lesson)
• Chapter: Client-Side Web Parts (updated lesson videos & notes)
• Chapter: Property Panes for Client-Side Web Parts (updated lesson videos & notes)
• Chapter: Extensions (updated code download)
• Chapter: Deployment to Production (added lessons)
• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions (updated lesson notes)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: Client-Side Web Parts - Advanced: SPAs, Microsoft Teams & More (new)
• Chapter: Working with Angular in SharePoint Framework Solutions (updated code download)
• Chapter: Automated Testing of SharePoint Framework Solutions (updated lesson videos & notes)

March 21, 2019 (sprint 15)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: Creating Custom Gulp Tasks (new)
• Chapter: Customizing & Extending Webpack (new)

March 12, 2019 (sprint 14)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Upgrading & Versioning Solutions
  • Lesson 4: Project / Code Versioning (updated lesson notes)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: Connecting Web Parts other SPFx Components with Dynamic Data (new)
• Chapter: Team-Based Development (new)

February 7, 2019 (sprint 13)

Starter Course

• Chapter: Setting up your Developer Environment
  • Lesson 6: Node.js & NPM (updated notes)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 7 & 8: Testing React Solutions with Jest (updated notes)
• Chapter: Leveraging External APIs in SharePoint Framework Solutions (new)
• Chapter: Leveraging the Microsoft Graph with MSGraphClient (new)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: Automated Testing of SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 5: Setup Jest for SPFx Projects (updated notes)

November 20, 2018 (mid-sprint update)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 7 & 8: Testing React Solutions with Jest (updated notes)

November 1, 2018 (sprint 12)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Client-Side Web Parts
  • Lesson 2: Creating and Inspecting Client-Side Web Parts (updated notes)
  • Lesson 6: Add Configurable Properties (updated notes)
• Chapter: Property Panes for Client-Side Web Parts
  • Lesson 6: Validating User Input (updated code & notes)
  • Lesson 9: Property Pane Control Showcase (updated notes)
• Chapter: Leveraging External Files & Libraries
  • Lesson 10: Add External Libraries to SPFx Solutions (updated video & notes)
• Chapter: SharePoint Framework Extensions
  • Lesson 9 & 10: Tenant Scoped Deployment for Extensions (new)
• Chapter: Deployment to Production
  • Lesson 10: Application Lifecycle Management APIs (updated video & notes fixing typo)
• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 6: Leveraging Fabric React in SharePoint Framework Solutions (demo) (updated notes)
  • Lesson 7 & 8: Testing React Solutions with Jest (new)
• Chapter: SharePoint Data Access with SPHttpClient
  • Lesson 3: Reading SharePoint List Items: Explore & Setup List / Project (updated video fixing typo)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: Working with Angular in SharePoint Framework Solutions (new)
• Chapter: Automated Testing of SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 5: Setup Jest for SPFx Projects (updated video & notes)

September 4, 2018 (sprint 11)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 2: Introducing React: Primer (updated video)

Ultimate Course

• Chapter: Automated Testing of SharePoint Framework Solutions (new)
• Chapter: Localizing SharePoint Framework Projects (new)

July 6, 2018 (sprint 10)

Starer Course

• Chapter: Course Overview
  • Lesson 2: About the Course Author (updated video)
  • Lesson 3: Course Bundles: Starter, Fundamentals & Ultimate (updated video)
• Chapter: Introducing the SharePoint Framework
  • Lesson 3: Introducing the SharePoint Framework (updated video)
  • Lesson 5: Comparing SharePoint Development Options (updated video)
• Chapter: Setting up your Developer Environment
  • Lesson 8: TypeScript & Type Declarations (updated video)

Fundamentals Course

• Created v1.5.1 versions of all chapter sample projects
• Chapter: Deployment to Production
  • Lesson 10: Application Lifecycle Management APIs (updated video)
• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions
  • Lesson 2: Introducing React: Primer (updated video)

May 1, 2018 (sprint 9)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Working with jQuery in SharePoint Framework Solutions (new)
• Chapter: Working with React in SharePoint Framework Solutions (new)

February 26, 2018 (sprint 8)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Branding & Design: CSS, Themes, and the Office UI Fabric (new)
• Chapter: Deployment to Production (refreshed)
  • Lesson 5: Deploying SPFx Projects to Production (updated video)
  • Lesson 5.10: Tenant & Site Collection App Catalogs (new)
  • Lesson 9: Setup & Deploy: Office 365 CDN (updated video)
  • Lesson 9.10: Application Lifecycle Management APIs (new)
• Chapter: Client-Side Web Parts
  • Lesson 2: Creating and Inspecting Client-Side Web Parts (fixed)
    • Fixed link to Office UI Fabric icons.
• Chapter: Extensions
  • Lesson 2: Conclusion (fixed)
    • Slide title typo.

January 17, 2018

Published 2 new chapters to the Fundamentals course:

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Creating SharePoint Assets and the Feature Framework
• Chapter: Upgrading & Versioning Solutions

December 28, 2017

Updated lessons in Starter and Fundamentals courses to address content and edit updates.

Starter Course

• Chapter: Introducing the SharePoint Framework
  • Lesson 3: Introducing the SharePoint Framework
    • Updated release timeline.
• Chapter: Setup Your Development Environment
  • Lesson 7: Yeoman
    • Removed Windows build tools demo as prerequisite.

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: SharePoint Data Access with SPHttpClient
  • Lesson 5: Creating SharePoint List Items
    • Removed duplicate code in lesson.

December 22, 2017

Updated various lessons with updates & fixes to a audio editing issues.

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Dig Into the SharePoint Framework
  • Lesson 5: Code: Important Solution Folder - Config
    • Fixed issue so code referenced in video matches audio
• Chapter: Extensions
  • Lesson 3: Development, Testing & Debugging
    • Fixed typo in slide
  • Lesson 4: Application Customizers
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 5: Application Customizers - Placeholders
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 7: Field Customizers
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 8: Command Sets
    • Fixed audio edit issues & removed duplicate statement.
• Chapter: SharePoint Data Access with SPHttpClient
  • Lesson 1: Chapter Overview
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 3: Reading SharePoint List Items: Explore & Setup List / Project
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 4: Reading SharePoint List Items: Get Multiple & Single Items
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 5: Creating SharePoint List Items
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 6: Updating SharePoint List Items
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 7: Deleting SharePoint List Items
    • Fixed audio edit issues.
  • Lesson 8: Batching Requests with SPHttpClient
    • Fixed audio edit issues.

November 30, 2017

Updated various lessons with updates & fixes to a few audio issues.

Starter Course

• Chapter: Setup Your Development Environment
  • Lesson 3: SharePoint Solution, Add-in vs. SharePoint Framework Development
    • Added notes and lower-third reference animation calling out the Visual Studio community based extension for SPFx projects (see lesson nodes for details)
  • Lesson 4: SharePoint Framework Development Toolchain Overview
    • Updated VSCode logo to current blue logo updated in VSCode v1.18 (October 2017)
  • Lesson 8: TypeScript & Type Definitions
    • Fixed typo in Definitely Typed lower-third reference animation.
  • Lesson 9: Gulp
    • Fixed issue where short narration clip audio was repeated.
  • Lesson 11: IDEs & Editors
    • Updated VSCode logo to current blue logo updated in VSCode v1.18 (October 2017)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Extensions
  • Lesson 4: Application Customizers
    • Fixed issue where audio was accidentally sped up in production.

November 21, 2017

Published 2 new chapters to the Fundamentals course:

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Extensions
• Chapter: SharePoint Data Access with SPHttpClient

October 4, 2017

Content updates per customer feedback.

Starter Course

• Chapter: Setting up your Developer Environment
  • Lesson 5: Yeoman
    • Added note with details how to quit console in MacOS & Windows.

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Your First SharePoint Framework Project
  • Lesson 9: Deploying to SharePoint Sites
    • Fix typo in “webpack”.
• Chapter: Leveraging External Files and Libraries
  • Lesson 7: Loading Libraries, Stylesheets and Files OnDemand
    • Update web part’s onInit() method; the two SPComponentLoader.loadCss() methods don’t return promises so must resolve promise explicitly.
• Chapter: Dig Into the SharePoint Framework
  • Lesson 4: Code: Important solution File - Package.json
    • Fix typo in “Definitely Typed”.
• Chapter: Deployment to Production
  • Lesson 2: Deployment Artifacts & Responsibilities
    • Fix resolution of opening animation.
  • Lesson 10: Parting Thoughts & Chapter Conclusion
    • Fix audio issue within video (suddenly switched to only one channel).

September 19, 2017

Released 1 preview chapter to the Starter course & to Fundamentals course.

Starter Course

• Chapter: Fundamentals Chapters (Preview)

Fundamentals Course

• Chapter: Your First SharePoint Framework Project
• Chapter: Dig Into the SharePoint Framework
• Chapter: Client-Side Web Parts
• Chapter: Property Panes for Client-Side Web Parts
• Chapter: Leveraging External Files & Libraries
• Chapter: Logging & Debugging SPFx Solutions
• Chapter: Deployment to Production

July 31, 2017

Refresh camera video & audio to improve quality (no content updates).

• Chapter: Course Overview
  • Lesson 1: Chapter Overview
  • Lesson 4: Getting the Most Out of this Course
  • Lesson 6: Conclusion
• Chapter: Introducing SharePoint Framework
  • Lesson 1: Chapter Overview
  • Lesson 4: DEMO: Client-Side Web Parts
• Chapter: Setup Your Development Environment
  • Lesson 1: Chapter Overview
  • Lesson 3: SharePoint Solution, Add-in vs. SharePoint Framework Development
  • Lesson 4: SharePoint Framework Development Toolchain Overview
  • Lesson 5: Setup SharePoint Online Development Environment
  • Lesson 6: Node.js & NPM
  • Lesson 7: Yeoman
  • Lesson 8: TypeScript & Type Definitions
  • Lesson 9: Gulp
  • Lesson 10: Webpack
  • Lesson 11: IDEs & Editors
  • Lesson 12: Conclusion

March 20, 2017

Release chapters 1-3 for Starter course.

• Chapter: Course Overview
• Chapter: Introducing SharePoint Framework
• Chapter: Setup Your Development Environment