Here you’ll find articles I’ve written on various topics, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and related topics for web & cloud developers.
I’m excited to share that I’m presenting a workshop and breakout session on Microsoft Teams application development topics at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, FL in May 2024! …
A few months ago, I published an article summarizing Microsoft’s announcement regarding the retirement of SharePoint Add-in and Azure Access Control Services (ACS). Since then, I’ve spoken to …
It’s a new year and I’m excited to announce some exciting updates to the Voitanos payment options for my Microsoft 365 developer courses courses and expanding access to my monthly office hours! …
I published two articles and associated videos introducing a new service from Microsoft 365: SharePoint Embedded. The name of this service tripped some people up thinking “Embedded” in the name …
SharePoint Embedded provides a faster way to build file and document-focused apps. SharePoint Embedded is powered by SharePoint’s existing document management features and makes it easy for …
In May 2023, Microsoft announced the private preview of a new product/service at their annual Build conference: Syntex Repository Services. Then, in November 2023, Microsoft announced the public …
Do you know what Adaptive Cards are? Have you ever worked with them before? Perhaps you are a Microsoft Teams developer and you want to utilize Adaptive Cards in your bot or message extensions. Or …
On November 27th, Microsoft made an important announcement regarding the retirement plan for both Azure Access Control Services and the SharePoint Add-in model. As a long-time SharePoint developer and …
Over the past couple of months, I’ve had tons of conversations with developers about Microsoft Teams app development. I’ve spoken to: independent consultants developers employed by …
Recently, one of my newsletter readers, Adrian, posed an interesting question. He asked how to decide between building a SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web part, a full-page web part like a single-page …
SharePoint Framework (SPFx) developers often face the challenge of determining how to share code or refactor it from their project in order to make it available for multiple projects. The objective is …
Looking for other SharePoint Server Subscription Edition updates? Check out my other articles related to the SharePoint Server Subscription feature pack updates and how they impact the SharePoint …
Microsoft released the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) v1.18 on September 12, 2023. This release features one big change among other updates such as core dependency upgrades. This update included the …
In March of this year, I made a promise to myself to be more deliberate with my newsletter. I wanted it to have a consistent publishing schedule and be a resource, rather than just a way to share news …
This article discusses the results of a survey on why Microsoft 365 developers do not implement automated testing in their projects. I emphasize the importance of testing only one’s code, share …
Most React developers use React Hooks to create React apps, as evidenced by documentation, examples, and videos on YouTube. However, this is not the case in the Microsoft 365 development space, where …
In my previous article, I discussed the benefits of building web apps as the foundation for your Microsoft 365 or SharePoint apps. This approach contradicts most of the guidance and examples that …
Too many Microsoft 365 developers are laser-focused on creating Microsoft Teams apps & SharePoint apps (using the SharePoint Framework) when the focus should be on creating web apps. Andrew …
Microsoft finally replaced the long-deprecated TSLint with ESLint in the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) v1.15 release of June 2022. This also involved revamping the default coding rules applied to all …
I, along with other developers, were disappointed (but not surprised) by the lack of developer news in the Microsoft 365 space in my last newsletter a few weeks ago. That all changed last week at …
You want to learn Microsoft 365 App Development but you don’t know where to start. Whether that’s Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, Office Add-ins, or Microsoft identity …
Microsoft released an update to the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) with version v1.17 in early April 2023. This release includes approximately 20 changes, new features, such as API and SDK improvements, …
Looking for other SharePoint Server Subscription Edition updates? Check out my other articles related to the SharePoint Server Subscription feature pack updates and how they impact the SharePoint …
Interested in learning the SharePoint Framework (SPFx), but not ready to spend $500 or $1000 on my Mastering the SharePoint Framework bundles? I’ve got some big news for you today, but first, let me …
I’ve got some exciting things to share as February comes to a close, including: Mastering the SharePoint Framework updates including a new chapter New Course on SPFx Adaptive Card Extensions …