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🤓 Teaching web developers how to become experts in the #Microsoft365 ecosystem · Microsoft MVP · Founder @voitanos.io 📧 Microsoft 365 Full Stack Dev's Playbook 👉 voitanos.io/newsletter 🌎 andrewconnell.com 📍St Johns, Florida 🇺🇸
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 2d
/3 Join me today!

📅 TODAY - October 21, 2025
⏰ 11 AM ET (-0400 GMT)

👨‍🎓 Voitanos students: vtns.io/6sojnu (questions jump to front!)
📺 LinkedIn Live: vtns.io/zqa83l
📺 YouTube Live: vtns.io/yv1yh3
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 2d
/2 Want the latest on Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Microsoft Graph, Microsoft 365 Copilot, SharePoint Embedded, or other M365 dev topics?

This session is dedicated to full-stack & pro-code developer topics!
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 2d
🫵 Got burning questions about Microsoft 365 development?

Join my monthly office hours TODAY at 11 AM ET for the latest news & answers!

#Microsoft365 #SPFx #MicrosoftTeams #MicrosoftGraph #M365Copilot #SharePointEmbedded #OfficeAddins

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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 5d
/5 I spent way too much time researching this so you don't have to.

This week I shared my unopinionated SDK guidance for Fall 2025... plus my actual opinions on what you should use.

✉️ Subscribe to my newsletter 👉
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 5d
/4 In my newsletter this week, I broke down:

✅ How we got from TeamsFx to 3 competing SDKs
✅ What each SDK does & when to use which
✅ Why the M365 Agents Toolkit pushes you in different directions
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 5d
/3 Teams AI SDK v2? Microsoft 365 Agents SDK? Azure AI Foundry Agent SDK?

The guidance is unclear, and choosing the right one depends on what you're actually building.
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 5d
/2 The deprecation of TeamsFx, the v2 release of Teams AI SDK, and the new M365 Agents SDK have created a confusing landscape.

Even Microsoft seems to be figuring this out as they go.
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 5d
Building Microsoft Teams apps? The SDK situation is confusing AF in 2025.

TeamsFx is dead, Teams AI SDK v2 is here, M365 Agents SDK is new, and they don't play nice together. Which one do you use?

A thread... 🧵

#MicrosoftTeams #MSTeams #TeamsFX #M365AgentsSDK #Microsoft365Dev
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 10d
/5 I spent way too much time researching this so you don't have to.

Tomorrow I'll share my unopinionated SDK guidance for Fall 2025... plus my actual opinions on what you should use.

📧 Subscribe to my newsletter so you don't miss out 👉 vtns.io/db31m2
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 10d
/4 In tomorrow's newsletter, I'm breaking down:

✅ How we got from TeamsFx to 3 competing SDKs
✅ What each SDK does & when to use which
✅ Why the M365 Agents Toolkit pushes you in different directions
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 10d
/3 Teams AI SDK v2? Microsoft 365 Agents SDK? Azure AI Foundry Agent SDK?

The guidance is unclear, and choosing the right one depends on what you're actually building.
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 10d
/2 The deprecation of TeamsFx, the v2 release of Teams AI SDK, and the new M365 Agents SDK have created a confusing landscape.

Even Microsoft seems to be figuring this out as they go.
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 10d
Building Microsoft Teams apps? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The SDK situation is confusing AF in 2025.

TeamsFx is dead, Teams AI SDK v2 is here, M365 Agents SDK is new, and they don't play nice together.

Which one do you use?

A thread... 🧵 👇

#MicrosoftTeams #MSTeams #TeamsFX #M365AgentsSDK #Microsoft365Dev
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 20d
Microsoft published SPFx's first public roadmap, but v1.22 (Oct) replaces gulp entirely.

I'm working on the migration docs & sharing what I'm learning about build changes, performance, & npm audit reality checks.

Read it: vtns.io/XEymvM
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 21d
Thanks for sharing!
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Gavin Barron @gavinb.net · 21d
New TypeScript typings for Microsoft Graph published (finally)

www.npmjs.com/package/@mic...
www.npmjs.com/package/@mic...

cc: @julieturner.net @andrewconnell.com
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 24d
6/ Not subscribed? 😱 Let's fix that! 👇

✉️ Subscribe today and get tomorrow's (and future) issues delivered straight to your inbox!

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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 24d
5/ In addition to these questions, I cover the latest news in the Microsoft 365 Developer ecosystem that you need to be aware of.

✉️ Subscribers of my newsletter get it every other Tuesday.
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 24d
4/ More questions covered:

❓ Will builds be faster with the new toolchain?
❓ What happens to SPFx on-premises?
❓ Can I build my own build process using Vite instead of webpack?
❓ ... and more!
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 24d
3/ Some questions I answer include:

❓ Will upgrading to SPFx v1.22 require code changes?
❓ Is ditching gulp good or bad?
❓ Can I keep using my existing gulp configuration?
❓ Will the new toolchain eliminate npm audit issues?
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 24d
2/ Since this announcement, I've been answering a LOT of your questions.

In this week's newsletter, out tomorrow (Tuesday, SEPT 30), I share my thoughts on the roadmap and answer some of your most frequently asked questions.

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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 24d
Last week, Microsoft released a long-requested roadmap for the #SharePointFramework (#SPFx)!

They also announced a new SharePoint Framework Community Advisory Committee with 11 Microsoft MVPs to help guide SPFx's future... and I'm on it! 💪 #MVPBuzz
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 27d
7/ For now, I’m involved in working with Microsoft on the documentation for the changes coming to v1.22, specifically the changes to the toolchain. Stay tuned!

What questions do you have about the roadmap?
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 27d
6/ … will have dramatic impacts on multiple lessons & chapters in my SPFx courses. These changes will be spread out over many months, and I’m still working through how I plan to update my courses.

When I have more to share, you’ll be the first to know!
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Andrew Connell @andrewconnell.com · 27d
5/ They will also have a significant impact on my SPFx courses.

For instance, roadmap items like:

▶ getting rid of gulp & moving to a pure Heft + Rushstack + webpack build toolchain
▶ open-sourcing the Yeoman generator project templates
▶ introducing a new PSFx CLI to replace the Yeoman generator
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