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Posted by Tom on Apr 25, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

Your first Web App Bot – using the local Bot Framework Emulator

If you’ve attended any of my talks recently that involve bots in Microsoft Teams, then you’ll know that I show how to start with the Web App Bot in Azure,...

Posted by Tom on Apr 11, 2019 in Development, Office365

What is Microsoft Graph and Why Do I Care?

If youâre a developer on the Microsoft stack then youâve likely heard of Microsoft Graph, but you might not yet have had occasion to use it, or really...

Posted by Tom on Apr 8, 2019 in Development, Learn Skype Web SDK, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Microsoft Edge (with Chromium) builds now out – First Thoughts for ORTC (Skype Web SDK) Developers

In case you missed the announcement the first time around, Microsoft is rewriting its Edge browser to make use of Chromium, which is the rendering engine used by...

Posted by Tom on Apr 2, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

What is App Studio in Microsoft Teams and why do I care?

App Studio is a developer-focused app in the Teams App Store, which helps developers to build apps for Teams. App Studio has 4 capabilities designed to feed into the...

Posted by Tom on Mar 20, 2019 in Development, Videos

Chris Sainty on Blazor.net, Razor Components, and working with Microsoft on Open Source projects

One of the great things about going to tech conferences that are local to where you live, are that you find people in your area that you were unaware of that are doing...

Posted by Tom on Mar 8, 2019 in Development, Microsoft Teams

Coming Soon: Graph API to include capabilities for Shifts

I’ve just seen this on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. Currently rolling out (so, not yet here but hopefully soon) will be new API endpoints to support Shifts for...

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Hi, I'm Tom. I'm a Microsoft 365 Developer & Architect. I empower developers, architects, and organizations to achive more with Microsoft 365 by creating applications and services with technologies like Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Bot Framework, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Graph, Adaptive Cards, and Office Add-Ins.

I'm passionate about creating great software that people will find useful and I want to help you do the same. This is my blog, you can find more about me, speaking engagements, code sample and more on my main site.