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Andrew Connell
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🤓 Teaching web developers how to become experts in the #Microsoft365 ecosystem · Microsoft MVP · Founder @voitanos.io

📧 Microsoft 365 Full Stack Dev's Playbook 👉 voitanos.io/newsletter

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📍St Johns, Florida 🇺🇸
3-day workshop: Build Declarative Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot

- Real code demos
- Live Q&A
- Hands-on training

Dec 16-18. Early bird $299 (first 25 spots).

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/jw45fq

#Microsoft365
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Declarative Agents = JSON + YAML files = version control = actual developer workflow.

🤷‍♂️Why isn't Microsoft shouting this from the rooftops?

🗓️ Join my Dec 9 webinar for the full story.
🎟️ vtns.io/xbgqnf

#Microsoft365Copilot
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
After 22 years as a Microsoft MVP, I can spot their marketing gaps instantly.

Copilot extensibility is no exception.

Dec 9 webinar: the honest comparison of SharePoint Agents, Copilot Studio & Declarative Agents.

🎟️ vtns.io/xbgqnf
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🎉 End of Year Sale 2025 is almost here!

When? 📅 Nov 28 (8a EST) - Dec 5 (11:59 PM EST)
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All workshops + SPFx courses included!

Details 👇
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Your M365 Copilot can't see your ERP, CRM, or databases.

Custom agents fix this - but choose the wrong platform and you'll regret it.

I'm comparing all 4 options Dec 9.

🎟️ vtns.io/xbgqnf

#AI #EnterpriseDev
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Andrew Connell
💾 Recording of the #Microsoft365 & #PowerPlatform product updates call 25th of Nov

• The latest news and other updates ⚡
• Focus this time on #CopilotStudio and #SPFx
• Presented by @paolopia.bsky.social, @vesajuvonen.bsky.social, and @andrewconnell.com

📺 Watch → www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7CT...
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Your Copilot investment isn't delivering value because it doesn't know YOUR data.

Learn to fix that with declarative agents in my 3-day workshop starting Dec 16.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/jw45fq

#Copilot #Developers
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tomorrow 12 PM ET: TypeSpec for M365 Copilot declarative agents.

From JSON hell to type-safe heaven in 60 minutes.

Last chance to register.

🎟️ vtns.io/TuKMJn

#Microsoft365 #TypeSpec #Webinar
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
2 days until my TypeSpec webinar. Real-world patterns for building M365 Copilot declarative agents.

Production-ready guidance, not marketing fluff.

Nov 25, 12 PM ET.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/TuKMJn
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Building M365 Copilot agents? TypeSpec is Microsoft's answer to AI platform instability.

21+ years of M365 dev experience → practical webinar Nov 25.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/TuKMJn

#Microsoft365
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
IntelliSense for declarative agents. Type checking for manifests. Automatic OpenAPI generation. See how TypeSpec changes everything.

Webinar Nov 25, 12 PM ET.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/TuKMJn

#Copilot
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Microsoft is hiding your best M365 Copilot extensibility option: Declarative Agents.

Version control + developer workflows that Copilot Studio can't match.

Dec 9 webinar covers all 4 options.

🎟️ vtns.io/xbgqnf

#Microsoft365
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Microsoft wants you to choose: accept Copilot's limitations OR build custom AI engines.

There's a better option: declarative agents.

Join my workshop Dec 16-18 to learn how.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/jw45fq

#Microsoft365 #Copilot #AI
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🫵 Got burning questions about Microsoft 365 development?

Join my monthly office hours TODAY at 11 AM ET for the latest news & answers!

#Microsoft365 #SPFx #MicrosoftTeams #MicrosoftGraph #M365Copilot #SharePointEmbedded

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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🫵 Got burning questions about Microsoft 365 development?

Join my monthly office hours STARTING NOW for the latest news & answers!

#Microsoft365 #SPFx #MicrosoftTeams #MicrosoftGraph #M365Copilot #SharePointEmbedded #OfficeAddins

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November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
TypeSpec = Bicep for API manifests. Write once, generate declarative agent manifests + OpenAPI specs automatically.

Learn how in my Nov 25 webinar.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/TuKMJn

#TypeSpec #DeveloperTools
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In my newsletter this week & said M365 ATK has great tech but Microsoft's execution lacks developer empathy.

Template resets without warning, scattered docs, breaking changes disguised as minor updates.

Here's what they're doing wrong & how to fix it. vtns.io/rww67r
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Stop hand-writing JSON manifests for M365 Copilot agents.

TypeSpec brings type safety and IntelliSense to declarative agent development.

Join my webinar Nov 25, 12 PM ET.

🎟️ Register now vtns.io/TuKMJn

#Microsoft365 #Copilot
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
M365 ATK has great tech but frustrating execution.

Microsoft resets templates w/o warning, removes features without migration paths, and scatters docs everywhere.

My latest newsletter, out later today, breaks down what's wrong & what good developer experience should look like.

🔗 vtns.io/v4bhz7
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last week I shared frustrations with Microsoft sabotaging developers building apps for Microsoft Teams.

One pain point? SDK chaos with Teams AI v2.

I kicked off a #GitHub discussion in May about their HORRIBLE name choice.

Persistence paid off! 🎉 a thread... 🧵

#MicrosoftTeams #SDK #Developer
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This week’s newsletter: Microsoft keeps breaking Teams dev with SDK rewrites every 18 months & docs across 3 domains.

After 22 yrs as MVP, I called out the pattern + how to build apps that survive.

Get this week’s issue: vtns.io/7eyxei
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🫵 Missed my Microsoft 365 dev office hours?

I held the session on October 21, 2025 and covered the latest news while answering tons of questions. Catch the recap below.

#Microsoft365 #SPFx #MicrosoftTeams #MicrosoftGraph #M365Copilot #SharePointEmbedded #OfficeAddins

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October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🫵 Got burning questions about Microsoft 365 development?

Join my monthly office hours TODAY at 11 AM ET for the latest news & answers!

#Microsoft365 #SPFx #MicrosoftTeams #MicrosoftGraph #M365Copilot #SharePointEmbedded #OfficeAddins

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October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Building Microsoft Teams apps? The SDK situation is confusing AF in 2025.

TeamsFx is dead, Teams AI SDK v2 is here, M365 Agents SDK is new, and they don't play nice together. Which one do you use?

A thread... 🧵

#MicrosoftTeams #MSTeams #TeamsFX #M365AgentsSDK #Microsoft365Dev
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Building Microsoft Teams apps? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The SDK situation is confusing AF in 2025.

TeamsFx is dead, Teams AI SDK v2 is here, M365 Agents SDK is new, and they don't play nice together.

Which one do you use?

A thread... 🧵 👇

#MicrosoftTeams #MSTeams #TeamsFX #M365AgentsSDK #Microsoft365Dev
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM