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What is SPFx?

What is SPFx?

- [Instructor] Welcome to the World of SharePoint Framework, starting with what is SPFx or SharePoint Framework for short? As I mentioned, SharePoint Framework, SPFx for short, it is a page and web part model. It supports full support for client-side development, easy integration with SharePoint data, and extending SharePoint user interface elements. Basically, it allows you, the developer, to build custom responsive and mobile-ready experiences within SharePoint. So there are some key tenets to SharePoint Framework-based development. Client-site development. SPFx solutions run on client. By that, I mean in the user's browser, which means you don't need access to the server anymore. That's a security win. It's also a performance win. It's all built on modern web technologies. So you can use your framework of choice, React, Angular, Vue.js, whatever you wish, alongside with modern front-end tools. I love developing in VS Code on a Mac. SharePoint Framework allows me to do that. It…

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