The latest articles on Forem by Luise Freese (@luisefreese_19). https://forem.com/luisefreese_19 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F442429%2Fc15425d0-8bc7-41bd-ba69-becb4e0b6367.jpg https://forem.com/luisefreese_19 en Luise Freese Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:46:42 +0000 https://forem.com/microsoft365/teams-toolkit-cloud-skills-challenge-build-apps-for-microsoft-teams-3378 https://forem.com/microsoft365/teams-toolkit-cloud-skills-challenge-build-apps-for-microsoft-teams-3378 <p>👋 Hey, fellow developers!</p> <p>You like to #NeverStopLearning and feel that #SharingIsCaring? Then this here is exactly for you! We started a new Cloud Skills challenge about Teams Toolkit last week - and we are overwhelmed by the positive response. </p> <p>It is an amazing opportunity to take your app development skills to the next level!</p> <h2> Join us! </h2> <p>Join us from April 12 to April 26 and participate in the challenge to complete the learn path <a href="https://aka.ms/LearnTeamsToolkit">aka.ms/LearnTeamsToolkit</a>.<br> Not only will you enhance your skills to develop apps for Teams, but you will also be eligible to win fab prizes. The following prizes will be awarded: Ten (10) Grand Prize winners. Each winner will receive the choice of either a $100 digital gift card or $100 Azure credits. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $1000.</p> <p>By completing the learn path, you will learn how to leverage Teams Toolkit, a Visual Studio Code extension to build apps for Teams, covered by five modules:</p> <p>✅ Get started building apps for Microsoft Teams by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code<br> ✅ Build a bot by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code<br> ✅ Build a Microsoft Teams tab app by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code<br> ✅ Add chat to a Microsoft Teams app by using the Teams JavaScript client library<br> ✅ Deploy a Microsoft Teams app to Azure by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code<br> With that, they provide a comprehensive and in-depth experience that covers everything you need to know to get started building apps for Teams.</p> <p>With Teams Toolkit, you can streamline the app development process and make the most of the platform’s features, including creating bots that can automate tasks, developing tabs that can display information from external services, and building message extensions that enable users to interact with external services from within Teams.</p> <h2> Contributing </h2> <p>What’s more, once you completed the challenge, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the community by creating samples and getting featured on <a href="https://adoption.microsoft.com">adoption.microsoft.com</a>. This way, you can showcase your skills, help others, and become a recognized member of the community.</p> <p>Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to enhance your skills and join the Teams Toolkit Cloud Skills Challenge.</p> <p>We can’t wait to see what you create!</p> <h2> How to get started </h2> <p>✅ Register for the challenge and complete the learn path aka.ms/LearnTeamsToolkit<br> ✅ Post on Twitter or LinkedIn about it using the hashtag #LearnTeamsToolkit<br> ✅ Tag me Luise Freese | <a class="mentioned-user" href="https://dev.to/luisefreese">@luisefreese</a></p> <h2> Registration house-keeping </h2> <p>When you register make sure to check the official rules link, and take the survey. This will make you compliant for winning prizes. Once the survey form is filled out, select the check box to agree to the rules and proceed to register by selecting the Continue button.</p> <h2> Learn more </h2> <p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/teams-toolkit-fundamentals?pivots=visual-studio-code">Teams Toolkit Overview</a><br> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TeamsDevApp.ms-teams-vscode-extension">Teams Toolkit on VS Code Marketplace</a></p> webdev javascript microsoft teams Luise Freese Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:11:04 +0000 https://forem.com/microsoft365/what-is-the-microsoft-365-pnp-community-1859 https://forem.com/microsoft365/what-is-the-microsoft-365-pnp-community-1859 <p>We wanted to create a virtual home for everyone who wants to extend Microsoft 365 beyond the standard and launched <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-pnp/ct-p/Microsoft365PnP">Microsoft 365 PnP Community on TechCommunity</a>. Our goals are sharing knowledge, learning from each other and achieving more together. </p> <p>This hub is a part of the <a href="https://aka.ms/m365pnp">Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices community</a> and complements the existing initiatives under the PnP umbrella, such as open-source projects and <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/">Community Docs</a>, where we explain how the different features of Microsoft 365 work and offer guidance on how to use them. </p> <h2> Mission </h2> <p>Our mission is to create a single inclusive and welcoming place for everyone who wants to build on Microsoft 365. </p> <h2> Goals </h2> <ul> <li>Drop labels and live our Sharing is Caring approach</li> </ul> <p>We want to provide guidance, knowledge, and reusable patterns and practices for everyone who wants to build on top of Microsoft 365, regardless of their profession, role, technical background, approach, or skill level. We will not distinguish between developers and citizen developers or spend much energy putting people into boxes. </p> <ul> <li>One Community </li> </ul> <p>Sharing ideas across products using no code, low-code, and coded solutions in one single place will bring our communities closer together. Having one community as a virtual home for everyone who wants to extend Microsoft 365 will break down information silos and broaden everyone’s horizon, which will lead to better outcomes and more connected solutions. </p> <ul> <li>Lower entry barriers </li> </ul> <p>We want to let our community grow and get new people involved, so we want to also cater to people who are not in that community right now and lower entry barriers. Helping everyone getting started rather than gatekeeping is one of our primary goals. </p> <ul> <li>Being inclusive </li> </ul> <p>Learning that there is no pecking order of power users, makers, and developers but that we will be most successful when we focus on a better together approach will make a huge difference. Appreciating people from all backgrounds and with different expertise will ensure inclusiveness and improve our ability to step outside of our comfort zones and respect diverse perspectives. </p> <h2> What can you expect in this community? </h2> <p>We learned that people build solutions that span multiple Microsoft products with varying degrees of complexity, and we shouldn’t compartmentalize communities. We like to bring people together by guiding and sharing knowledge and listening to understand people’s needs. Please expect blog posts, videos, and open discussion on all kinds of topics around building on Microsoft 365. We are here to help. </p> <h2> How can you get involved? </h2> <p>This community doesn’t have any entry barriers; it’s made for everyone who extends Microsoft 365, including no-code, low-code, or coded solutions. </p> <ul> <li>Join us for our [community calls)(<a href="https://aka.ms/m365pnp">https://aka.ms/m365pnp</a>) Let us know what you'd like to know more about, please don't be shy, all feedback is welcome.</li> <li>If you create (blog, vlog, code on GitHub) let us know where so that we can share it with others </li> <li>If you'd like to show your work, let us know and we'll get you a slot on the community call </li> </ul> <p>Meanwhile, explore what we have to offer at at <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-pnp/ct-p/Microsoft365PnP">Microsoft 365 PnP Community</a></p> <h1> SharingIsCaring ❤ </h1>