March 29, 2024
Updated May 12, 2025
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A SharePoint Developer is a specialized software professional who designs, builds, customizes, and maintains solutions using Microsoft SharePoint. SharePoint itself is a versatile web-based collaboration and document management platform. Organizations across various sectors utilize it for intranet portals, team collaboration sites, document repositories, and workflow automation. The role of a SharePoint Developer is to tailor this platform to meet specific business needs, enhancing productivity and information management.
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Reading list
We've selected some books
that we think will supplement your
learning. Use these to
develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a
deeper understanding of the topics covered in
SharePoint Developer.
This cookbook provides practical recipes for solving common SharePoint Hybrid challenges. It covers a wide range of topics, including migration, security, and performance optimization. It valuable resource for anyone who needs to implement or manage a SharePoint Hybrid environment.
Focuses on building modern workplace solutions by integrating SPFx with other Microsoft 365 components like Power Automate, Power Apps, and Teams. It's highly relevant for understanding how SPFx fits into the broader Microsoft 365 ecosystem and building integrated business solutions. It's valuable for developers looking to leverage the full power of the Microsoft 365 platform.
Aimed at equipping developers with in-depth knowledge of SPFx, this book covers various JavaScript libraries, frameworks, deployment methodologies, best practices, and CI/CD pipelines. It's suitable for those looking to deepen their understanding and master SPFx development. It's a valuable reference for building complex solutions.
Provides a step-by-step guide to migrating from on-premises SharePoint to SharePoint Online. It covers all aspects of the migration process, including planning, execution, and post-migration management. It valuable resource for anyone who is planning to migrate to SharePoint Online.
Is an excellent starting point for anyone new to SharePoint Framework development. It covers the basic concepts, modern toolchain, and how to create client-side solutions using JavaScript frameworks. It's particularly useful for beginners and those transitioning to SPFx. This book serves as a solid foundation before diving into more advanced topics.
This cookbook offers practical recipes for improving collaboration and enhancing business intelligence using SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365, including leveraging SPFx. It's a good resource for seeing how SPFx is applied in real-world scenarios within the broader Microsoft 365 context. It's valuable as a reference for specific tasks and integrations.
Provides a comprehensive overview of SPFx development, covering the toolchain, creating production-ready solutions, packaging, deployment, and debugging. It's suitable for current SharePoint developers and those starting their SPFx journey. While published in 2017, the core concepts remain relevant, making it valuable for understanding the framework's origins and fundamental principles.
Comprehensive guide to SharePoint Designer 2010 forms development, covering everything from basic concepts to advanced techniques. It is written by a SharePoint expert with over 15 years of experience.
Collection of recipes for creating and customizing SharePoint Designer workflows. It covers a wide range of topics, from basic to advanced.
While not solely focused on SPFx, this book covers designing personalized solutions with SharePoint Framework and Microsoft Graph within the context of customizing and extending SharePoint Online. It provides a broader perspective on SharePoint customization and how SPFx plays a role. It's useful for understanding the context in which SPFx is used.
This resource, while potentially dated as a book, provides a cookbook-style approach to getting started with SPFx using popular modern web technologies like TypeScript, PnP JS, and React JS. It's helpful for understanding how to integrate these technologies with SPFx. It might be more valuable as additional reading to see how these integrations were approached.
While focused on SharePoint 2019 administration, this book can provide context on the on-premises environment where SPFx can also be used, although SPFx is primarily for SharePoint Online. Understanding the administration side can be helpful for developers. It's more of a background reference for on-premises considerations.
Focuses on Web Content Management in SharePoint 2013, which is not directly related to SPFx development. It is not recommended for learning SPFx.
Another book focused on an older version of SharePoint and server-side development using Visual Studio. It is not relevant for modern SPFx development. is not recommended for learning SPFx.
Focuses on SharePoint 2010 development using Visual Studio, which is not the modern approach for SPFx. Irrelevant for contemporary learning.
Similar to other books on older SharePoint versions, this is not relevant for learning SPFx. It represents a deprecated development model.
Covers SharePoint 2007 development and administration, which is not relevant to SPFx. Focuses on older technologies and practices.
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