I’m excited to head back to the 365 EduCon (SPFest) conference in Chicago 2023 at the end of October presenting a couple half-day workshops & few sessions for SharePoint Framework, React, & Azure developers!
Half-day Workshop: Developers! Learn the SharePoint Framework to Customize and Extend Microsoft 365 apps
The best way you can customize and extend your SharePoint site is by using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). This model is the way you customize and extend the SharePoint modern experience for SharePoint Online, but that’s not all because now you can use it to create apps for Microsoft Teams, Viva Connections, and Office apps.
In this half-day session, you’ll see how to get up your dev environment running in just a few minutes & then we’ll start building! By the end of the day, you’ll know how to build web parts, single-page apps (SPAs), extensions, integrate data from SharePoint and external sources, and so much more! Walk away with a ZIP filled with sample projects & tons of resources!
Half-day Workshop: Accelerate Your Teams App Development Journey - Build High-Quality Apps with Confidence
This half-day session covers how to build tabs, bots, and message extensions for Microsoft Teams, while also including Microsoft 365 apps. We will explore various development tools such as TeamsFX, the Teams Toolkit, YO Teams, the Dev Portal, and SPFx, giving you everything you need to get started building your own Teams apps. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or new to the game, this half-day session will serve as your on-ramp to building MS Teams apps.
Breakout session: Leverage React Hooks in SharePoint Framework Solutions
SharePoint Framework solutions can be built using any client-side technology available to developers today. While you could use plain old JavaScript (TypeScript), also known as VanillaJS, why not consider React? Microsoft is not only leveraging React in their components throughout Office 365 but there are a lot of benefits to using React in your SharePoint Framework solutions. Assuming you’re new to React, come learn the basics of adding React to your SharePoint Framework solutions, as well as using some of the popular Fabric React controls from Microsoft and community controls as well!
Breakout session: GitHub Actions - Automate all the things for your Microsoft 365 and Azure Projects!
GitHub Actions enable developers to automate repetitive and complex manual tasks. In this session, you’ll learn how you can use GitHub Actions to create automation workflows including robust CI & CD processes to build, test & deploy solutions. But we won’t stop there. Learn how to instrument all sorts of things, optimize your workflows, deploy Azure resources with zero credentials, create custom actions, and more! Regardless if you’re building SharePoint Framework projects, Azure solutions, or something else.
Breakout session: Supercharge Microsoft Teams Apps with AI - Building Intelligent Bots & Message Extensions
This presentation will cover how to use the Microsoft Teams Conversational SDK AI and Azure OpenAI to incorporate intelligent bots and message extensions in Microsoft Teams. We will explore the development process step-by-step, including how to build and deploy bots and message extensions using these technologies. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or new to the game, this breakout session will provide valuable insights into how you can use AI to enhance the functionality of your Teams apps.