Get answers to your SharePoint Framework questions
You’ve hit a roadblock on your SPFx project & have a question. What options do you have? In this post, I’ll share a few options available to you.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Back to school! Time to modernize those SPFx projects!
In this post, I want to tell you about some of this modernization work I’ve been doing and how you can apply it to your SPFx projects!
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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!
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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 …
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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!
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Evolution of my Microsoft MVP award category over the years
Reflecting on receiving my first MVP award from Microsoft in 2005 and how their award category has changed over the years.
Monday, July 5, 2021
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!
Monday, July 5, 2021
SharePoint Framework v1.12.1 - What’s in the latest Update of SPFx?
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.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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!
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Microsoft Cloud Show episode #400: a 7+ year journey
Celebrating the 400th episode of their podcast, the hosts express gratitude and pride for the seven and a half years of their project.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
SharePoint Framework v1.12 - What’s in the latest Update of SPFx?
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.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
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 …
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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.
Announcing our upcoming course: MS-600 Exam Prep | Building apps with Microsoft 365 Core Services
In early September 2017, I announced Voitanos’ first course to be published. A little over three years later, I’m excited to share with you today the news on my next course that’s currently in the works!
How does the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) work?
Have you ever wanted to know how the SharePoint Framework works? How do your components get added to the page? What’s with that extra manifest file? In this post, I’ll answer all those questions!
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Who and Where can the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) be used?
When evaluating the SharePoint Framework, you need to determine not just what you can do, but if your SharePoint environment supports specific customizations and where you can apply those customizations.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
When did Microsoft introduce (and release) the SharePoint Framework (SPFx)?
How long has the SharePoint Framework been around? When was it first released? What were some of the major milestones in the history of the SPFx? It’s all here!
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Why did Microsoft create the SharePoint Framework (SPFx)?
As SharePoint evolved over time into the product we have today, Microsoft iterated over development models until they found one that worked for both developers & Microsoft alike.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
What is the SharePoint Framework (SPFx)?
Ever wondered what the SharePoint Framework is? Ever asked yourself “what can I build with the SharePoint Framework?” You’re in luck because that’s what this comprehensive article answers! This article assumes you don’t have to have any prior knowledge or experience with the SharePoint …
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
SharePoint Framework Five "W"s & 1 "H" Answered - Overview
This post introduces our post series “SharePoint Framework Five Ws Answered”. In this series, Andrew Connell answers the classic “five-W” questions developers have for the SharePoint Framework: what, why, when, who, where and how.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Voitanos partners with NASCAR Xfinity Series' Joe Graf Jr & SS GreenLight Racing team
Voitanos joins Joe Graf Jr of the NASCAR Xfinity Series for this weekend’s “Throwback Weekend” Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 race in Darlington, South Carolina!
Wednesday, September 2, 2020