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JavaScript, often abbreviated as JS, is a programming language that conforms to the ECMAScript specification. JavaScript is high-level, often just-in-time compiled, and multi-paradigm. It has curly-bracket syntax, dynamic typing, prototype-based object-orientation, and first-class functions.
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Blog: State of SharePoint Client-Side Dev - Winter 2022
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.- Published on
Blog: Mea culpa - always install gulp-cli globally, not gulp
This is a story about a mea culpa. You should have been installing the gulp-cli package globally (as the docs show), not gulp globally. To better understand why, keep reading.- Published on
Blog: Optimize bundles by disabling IE11 support in SPFx projects
Shrink & optimize your SPFx JavaScript bundles by ditching IE11 support.- Published on
Blog: 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!- Published on
Blog: 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 with just one step to your projects!- Published on
Blog: 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 & TypeScript projects.- Published on
Blog: State of SharePoint Client Side Development | December 2020
As we near the end of 2020, I wanted to take a look at where we are with respect to 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.- Published on
Blog: Join me at the Microsoft 365 Collaboration Conference - learn the SharePoint Framework in my half-day workshop
Join me for a half-day virtual workshop at the Microsoft 365 Collaboration Conference to get up to speed on the SharePoint Framework.