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SharePoint Framework is also abbreviated as SPFx. SharePoint Framework offers modern technologies, Node-based development, TypeScript etc. that are applied to SharePoint and Office 365 development. Earlier, we used to create  web-parts  (rectangular boxes with defined functionality) and even business users knew what web-parts are. In SharePoint Framework, these web-parts are termed as  Client web-parts . From a technology perspective, they are quite different, but from a user perspective, they are the same rectangular widgets that the users can add on their pages. In addition, we know about Add-In model and the Iframe-based integration, which we used in our daily SharePoint development. History of SharePoint Development Farm Solutions The development in SharePoint started with Farm Solutions, WSPs, full trust code. This approach was very powerful and developers could literally do whatever they wanted to do on the SharePoint Farm. However, it made upgrades very difficul

Apple unveiled three new iPhone models on Monday, including a top-of-line handset described as "the biggest leap forward" since the original iPhone 10 years ago. Apple chief executive Tim Cook announced the premium iPhone X -- pronounced 10 -- as well as a new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Cook, speaking at the first event at the new campus theater named for the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, said the latest flagship handset is a milestone for the company a decade after the first iPhone release. "Ten years later it is only fitting that we are here in this place, on this day to reveal a product that will set the path for technology for the next decade," Cook said, calling the iPhone X "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone." The iPhone X has an edge-to-edge screen and uses facial recognition to unlock the device, and improved "super retina" display with improved graphics and resolution. Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller said

TypeScript was developed and introduced by Microsoft. TypeScript is object oriented programming language which is considered as a super set of JavaScript. TypeScript cannot be used directly on SharePoint platforms. TypeScript code has to be precompiled to JavaScript before deploying it on SharePoint. TypeScript has compiler (tsc) to compile the code from TS to JS. The compiler produces a JavaScript file from a TypeScript source file We can install TypeScript for Visual Studio from Microsoft site (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48593). For other versions of Visual Studio, the download links are available from http://www.typescriptlang.org/index.html#download-links. Create a new SharePoint 2016 - Empty project (or SharePoint 2013). Fill in the site URL and select "Deploy as sandbox solution" option.   On Visual Studio, navigate to Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Manage NuGet Packages for solution. Install the Type

The new changes introduced in SharePoint 2016. List/Library Improvements  Durable Links This is a feature introduced in SharePoint 2016 for document library. It allows users to rename or move their documents to new locations without breaking the links referring to the document. It also helps in the SEO improvement and search based indexing to let the documents to be functional. Internally, SharePoint maintains the same DocID assigned to the document, even if it is renamed or moved to a different location. We need to activate the “Document ID Service” feature from the Site Collection features page. Henceforth, with the introduction of Durable links in SharePoint 2016, users do not have to worry about the broken or dead links while renaming or moving a document from one document library to another. File Names With the release of SharePoint 2016, Microsoft has introduced two of the good features for documents in a document library:- Special Characters In SharePoint 2013,

Create a new SharePoint Framework project Open any Windows Powershell/command  tool. I prefer to use Powershell. Navigate to a folder or create a new folder ex: FrameWorkList. Run the Yeoman Generator to create SharePoint Framework solution package. yo @microsoft/sharepoint Fill the details required for creating a new SharePoint solution and choose Enter. This will display the prompt, which we must fill up, to proceed with the project creation. What is your solution name? : framework-list On pressing enter, we will be asked to chose the working folder for the project. Where do you want to place your files- Use current folder. What framework would you like to start with- Select “No javaScript web framework” for the time being, as this is a sample Web part. What is your Webpart name- CustomSPFxList What is your Webpart description- We will specify it as ‘This is my Custom List’. Yeoman has started working on the scaffolding of the project. It w

Check this link to setup the SharePoint Framework environment http://techchaitu.blogspot.com/2017/09/what-is-sharepoint-framework-development.html SharePoint Framework  is a page and web part model that provides full support for client-side SharePoint development, easy integration with SharePoint data and support for open source tooling. With the SharePoint Framework, you can use modern web technologies and tools in your preferred development environment  to build productive experiences and apps that are responsive and mobile-ready from day one.   Create a new SharePoint Framework project Open any Windows Powershell/command  tool. I prefer to use Powershell. Navigate to a folder or create a new folder. Run the Yeoman Generator to create SharePoint Framework solution package. yo @microsoft/sharepoint Fill the details required for creating a new SharePoint solution and choose Enter Yeoman has started working on the scaffolding of the project. It will install