Microsoft updates Microsoft Teams App Store validation guidance for the AI-era
Microsoft has updated the Teams Store validation guidelines for anyone wishing to publish their apps to the Microsoft Teams App Store. The validation guidelines help...
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Weekly Update 18 March 2024 – Breaking Domain Changes, Teams and Copilot for dev workflows, WhatsApp in ACS
This week: Action required: ensure your Microsoft Teams apps are ready for upcoming domain changes Enhance productivity using Teams’ developer-oriented...
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About Me
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.
My book on building applications for Microsoft Teams has everything you need to get started.
