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Blog: What's up with Angular (v2.x / v4.x) and the SharePoint Framework?
This post is long, LONG overdue. I’ve explained this multiple times over email & in person to SharePoint Framework developers. It’s about time I have something to point to… so here’s my take on the SharePoint Framework + Angular [v2.0 / v4.0 / v+] state of things. Have you tried to build a client-side web part using the SharePoint Framework using something other than ReactJS? Maybe you prefer using Angular over React… I know I do!- Published on
Blog: SharePoint Framework v1.2 and SPFx Extensions RC0
Last week was a busy week for the SharePoint Framework guys as we saw two big milestones and a bit of a scramble. We saw a new drop that changed the project scaffolding a bit, some new or updated support and a new drop for an upcoming feature. In this post, I’ll summarize all these things and point out a few things Microsoft has yet to explain in depth yet.- Published on
Blog: Latest News for the SharePoint Framework: Extensions RC!
In the most recent SharePoint Patterns & Practices - JavaScript Special Interest Group meeting, Microsoft shared some news on the SharePoint Framework. The news fell into three buckets: Recent Updates Update on SPFx Modern UI Extensions SharePoint Framework Engineering Backlog Recent Updates The big news that in the last few weeks Microsoft introduced a new, and often requested, feature for SPFx: **tenant-scoped deployment for SPFx client-side web parts and extensions. This means addins or extensions can be deployed to all sites within your tenant just a single time!- Published on
Blog: SharePoint Framework v1.1.1 - Sign of On-Prem SPFx to Come?
In the recent SharePoint Framework (SPFx) generator updates in v1.1.1, are we starting to see hints of on-prem SPFx support coming soon?- Published on
Blog: Modern JSLink, Custom Actions and More coming to the SharePoint Framework
Today Microsoft announced new updates coming to the SharePoint Framework ahead of their sessions at the Build Conference. In a blog post, Build integrated user experiences with new capabilities of SharePoint and OneDrive , they talked about four big additions that engineering is working on and will make it into a new developer preview of the SharePoint Framework by the end of May 2017. This week in the Microsoft Cloud Show podcast episode’s special coverage for the Build conference, CJ & AC sat down with Microsoft’s Vesa Juvonen about these new features and more.- Published on
Blog: Early May 2017 SharePoint Framework Updates
In last week’s SharePoint Framework & JavaScript Special Interest Group meeting, Microsoft’s Vesa Juvonen shared what’s the engineering team at Microsoft is working on and more! Updated SharePoint Framework Yeoman Generator In early April, Microsoft quietly shipped two updates to the Yeoman generator for the SharePoint Framework, @microsoft/generator-sharepoint . The latest version is v1.0.2. The updates were fairly minor… I recently blogged about what you will find in the updates and how I figured out what the updates were as they aren’t well documented: SharePoint Framework Generator Updated to v1.- Published on
Blog: SharePoint Framework Generator Updated to v1.0.2
Did you know the SharePoint team at Microsoft updated the Yeoman generator, @microsoft/generator-sharepoint , twice in the last month? Yeah… I didn’t either until yesterday. The final version was released on February 23, 2017, as version 1.0.0. They then slipped two more updates in early April in quick succession as versions 1.0.1 & 1.0.2. Unfortunately, Microsoft still hasn’t published the repo for the generator or made the homepage for it in the NPMJS registry of any use… just some boilerplate copy… so it’s not easy to figure out what’s changed.- Published on
Blog: Troubleshooting and Fixing the "Out of the Blue, My SharePoint Framework Projects Won't Build!"
Earlier this week I presented a session at the Atlanta SharePoint User Group on Building Client Side Web Parts with the SharePoint Framework . I had my session planned well in advance, out but wanted to build the demos while they were fresh in my head. Last week I was out of work mode with my family relaxing on a beach in Mexico for Spring Break, so I planned to do build my demos yesterday morning, on Sunday.- Published on
Blog: Generally Available: SharePoint Framework (v1.0)
Yesterday Microsoft announced that the SharePoint Framework has reached the Generally Available milestone. That means we’re at v1! The development tools have been updated to v1 and the v1 bits are rolling out to Office 365 SharePoint Online tenants now. Microsoft said it will take about a week or so for it to reach all Office 365 tenancies. You can get the details of this update from their wiki page in the main sp-dev-docs repo.- Published on
Blog: What the SharePoint Framework means to Users
Last week I was in New Orleans presenting at the Nintex InspireX conference on building apps using the microservice approach with containers and Docker. During that week I sat down with Jeremy Thake of Hyperfish to talk about the SharePoint Framework and what it means for end users of SharePoint. During this discussion we discussed: what is the new SharePoint Framework how the SharePoint Framework will effect the SharePoint user experience some tips on how to keep up with the SharePoint Framework You can listen to the whole discussion on the Hypefish podcast .- Published on
Blog: What's Next for the SharePoint Framework?
If you are a SharePoint developer doing any work in SharePoint Online and you have held out on taking a look at the SharePoint Framework , now is a good time to start taking a look. We are currently at the release candidate 0 (RC0) and in the coming weeks, we can expect to see the generally available (GA) release. This release will support client-side web parts as Microsoft wanted to make sure they got that capability perfected… but they won’t stop there!- Published on
Blog: SharePoint as Service vs Platform: A Debate between Author
My post about SharePoint not being a Platform, instead it’s a service SharePoint is a Service sparked discussion. In this post is a rebuttal to feedback.- Published on
Blog: The State of SharePoint Development: 12-Year Veterans Take
As a SharePoint developer for 12 years, I share my thoughts on the current state of SharePoint development, anticipating diverse reactions.- Published on
Blog: 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.- Published on
Blog: 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.- Published on
Blog: 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.- Published on
Blog: SharePoint REST API batching - exploring batch payloads
The post explains the workings of batches in OData and SharePoint, specifically focusing on the OData v3.0 specification- Published on
Blog: Part 1 - SharePoint REST API Batching - 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.- Published on
Blog: 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.- Published on
Blog: Get OAuth2 Access Tokens Microsoft 365 with Entra ID
I discuss the importance of having a OAuth2 access token for Microsoft 365 and explain how to obtain it using Microsoft Entra ID.- Published on
Blog: Create Entra ID apps for Office 365 APIs - Manual Creation
Learn to manually create a Microsoft Entra ID app for Office 365 integration with Andrew Connell’s step-by-step guide.- Published on
Blog: Create Azure App for Office 365 APIs: Part 2 (Visual Studio)
The second post in a three-part series on creating an Azure app for Office 365 APIs using a wizard in Visual Studio 2013- Published on
Blog: How to Create Integrated Workflow Apps in SharePoint Online
Learn how to create integrated workflow apps in SharePoint Online and deploy them in non-AppWeb sites without using sandboxed solutions.- Published on
Blog: Publishing Custom Events to SharePoint 2013 Workflows
One of the capabilities Microsoft introduced for SharePoint 2013 workflows is the ability to publish a custom event into a running workflow instances.- Published on
Blog: Resolving SharePoint 2013 workflow development issue
Let’s tackle the SharePoint 2013 workflow development issue, recommends updating tools after creating workflow pre-Service Pack 1.- Published on
Blog: Getting BreezeJS to Work with the SharePoint 2013 REST API
In this post I want to explain how you can use it. This breaks down into a few different tasks: set up Breeeze, create an entity model & using it!- Published on
Blog: Understanding Challenges Using Breeze and SharePoint OOTB
In this article, I’ll explain some of the challenges you can run into when using Breeze in SharePoint projects… and how to resolve them.- Published on
Blog: BreezeJS makes client-side SharePoint REST dev easy.
In this article, I want to introduce you to BreezeJS - a library very much like Entity Framework, but for client-size solutions.- Published on
Blog: Surprise! - A Hidden SharePoint 2013 OData/REST Operator
Explore how the implementation of the operator in the OData API of SharePoint 2013 benefits developers. Join me in discussing its implementation.- Published on
Blog: Why the SharePoint REST API is Better than SharePoint's CSOM
As a SharePoint developer, I explain why I prefer REST API over CSOM despite its downsides. Learn about its advantages & access a wide range of samples.