SPFx is changing the SharePoint portal experience in a positive way by giving it a whole new user interface and visual experience. SharePoint’s modern features along with SPFx tools, fresh look and feel and responsive design make it a preferred choice for portal development. Since SPFx supports client-side configurations in the user preferred environment, enterprise applications can be built on the cloud choosing the latest frameworks of the developer’s choice.
Following are the reasons why SharePoint Framework is widely adopted by enterprises nowadays
Unlike server-side solutions that can affect a site collection or the entire SharePoint farm, SharePoint Framework deals with client-side customizations only.
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SPFx is based on the latest frameworks of JavaScript like Angular JS and React and is compatible with Office Fabric UI making it highly responsive and mobile-ready.
3. Classic and Modern
SPFx works on modern as well as classic pages giving users the advantage to create many customizations on both the versions.
4. Runs on user context
Since the entire framework runs on the user context, users are given different privileges and can access only what they can.
5. Custom properties
Developers had to create variables and methods to write client-side code earlier. But now with SPFx, developers can easily create properties and configure it in the client end.
6. Deployment
Deployment consists of bundling, packaging and shipping the app and with proper licensing, users can deploy it into their intranet.
7. Remote Development
Developers are not restricted to use Visual Studio to code SharePoint solutions anymore. They can make use of open source technologies such as node.js, npm or Gulp. Also, developers can use any of their preferred code editor or IDE such as Visual studio or Sublime to develop SharePoint Framework.
8. Local Workbench
Local workbench can develop and test client-side web parts without deploying it to SharePoint.
9. Typescript boosts application’s scalability
Typescript wraps other frameworks like angular, react, etc. and encapsulates OOP concepts and since, SPFx leverages tools like Typescript to develop SharePoint customizations, the scalability of the application increases multi-fold.
10. Leverage the power of client-end tools
Since SPFx, Typescript, etc. is on the client side, the entire code is handled in the front end that eliminates performance bottlenecks which otherwise would require interruptions from the server side for each operation.
SharePoint Framework has many innovative features that improve both the developer’s and end user’s experience and works on online as well as on-premise versions. Since SPFx is developed on the client side, it is faster, responsive and mobile-friendly.
