Top 3 Aspects of the SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

The following are the top three aspects of the SharePoint Framework (SPFx):

1. Contextual User Experience:
• SPFx runs in the context of the current user and connection from the web browser. SPFx customizations embed JavaScript directly onto the page, rendering controls within the pages Document Object Model (DOM)
• Such controls are responsive and accessible, ensuring a seamless user experience across different devices and screen sizes.
2. Framework Agnosticism:
• SPFx is framework-agnostic, allowing developers to utilize their preferred JavaScript framework. Whether it’s React, Handlebars, Knockout, Angular, or Vue.js, SPFx accommodates them.
• The developer toolchain leverages open-source client development tools such as NPM, TypeScript, Yeoman, webpack, and gulp.
3. Versatility and Extensibility:
• SPFx isn’t limited to SharePoint Online; it can also be utilized to customize SharePoint on-premises deployments (to SharePoint Server 2016).
• Key features include tenant-wide based deployment, search extensions, Microsoft Graph API support, and the ability to extend Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Connections.
• Developers can write once and surface the same code across multiple applications, thus making SPFx a customization and extensibility model for SharePoint and other related products.