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DEPRECATED: This article has been updated. Please see the latest version at SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Quick Start (Gulp toolchain for SPFx v1.21.0 and earlier)

This article left in place for historical reference.

For the several years now, I have concentrated on helping developers to get started coding in the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). My primary message has always been that, “despite it being a complete departure from previous coding approaches in the SharePoint, it’s not as difficult as it seems and you should just give it a try.” I am updating that presentation to include recent changes to SPFx as I prepare for upcoming engagements at North American Collaboration Summit (NACS) and ShareCloud Summit and will post it on this site when available.

Well, I’ve been trying to do this blog thing for almost 10 years, but just never had the time (or so I told myself.) There are a couple of reason I can use to “justify” my delays and neither of them are very good reasons:

• Procrastination: This is just a copout because this is just a matter of prioritization. When I want to do something, it gets done and on time. But I always seemed to find something that was more important that taking the time to set up a blog
• Unrealistic expectations: As a software developer, I love working in many areas, but web-based development has become my main focus over the last 5-6 years. While I certainly know how to build a website, I don’t consider myself a very good web designer and have always doubted my ability to create this “amazing” website that would show the world what a great developer I was.

While I have known for a while that neither of those excuses were valid, I let my inner voices convince me that I wasn’t ready. (Did I just admit to having multiple inner voices? Oh my!)