A practical deep-dive into Azure DevOps permission layers: Project Admin vs Organization Access Level, and how ‘Stakeholder’ can block repo creation. tags: [“Azure DevOps”, “Git”, “Permissions”, “Security”, “Repos”, “Troubleshooting”] The Problem You open Azure DevOps, you are listed as a… Continue reading

Article 4 — Implementing SharePoint “Upsert” with PnP/CSOM (.NET) (WPF Study & Rating App) This final article in the series shows how to implement the same Upsert behavior (create/update an item by VideoId) using PnP/CSOM in .NET—an approach widely used… Continue reading

Article 3 — Implementing SharePoint “Upsert” with SharePoint REST API (WPF Study & Rating App) This article shows how to implement the same Upsert behavior (create/update by VideoId) using SharePoint’s native REST API (_api/…) instead of Microsoft Graph. This is… Continue reading

Article 2 — Implementing SharePoint “Upsert” with Microsoft Graph (WPF Study & Rating App) This article continues the series by showing a practical, code-forward implementation of saving your YouTube study cards (rating/status/notes) into a SharePoint Online list using Microsoft Graph.… Continue reading

Adding Ratings and Saving YouTube Study Cards to SharePoint Online Part 2 — Adding Ratings and Saving YouTube Study Cards to SharePoint Online (WPF + MVVM + Microsoft Graph) Goal Extend the WPF YouTube Cards app so you can: This… Continue reading

Building a YouTube “Study & Rating” Desktop App in C# (WPF) — From Search Cards to SharePoint Online Notes Below is a public, end-to-end technical article describing the WPF app you built: a YouTube search experience that renders results as… Continue reading

YouTube’s Enduring Relevance for Technical Learning in the Age of AI and LLMs Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) have reshaped technical learning by enabling rapid explanations, code scaffolding, and iterative problem solving. Yet YouTube remains remarkably relevant because it excels… Continue reading

YouTube remains essential for technical learning even in the age of AI and LLMs because it transfers what text rarely captures: real demonstration under real constraints. LLMs accelerate understanding, summarization, and code iteration, but YouTube shows workflows, sequencing, verification checkpoints,… Continue reading

Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed technical learning by enabling fast explanations, code scaffolding, and iterative problem solving. However, YouTube remains highly relevant because it excels at transmitting tacit and procedural knowledge—the “how it looks when done” layer of technical… Continue reading

Why YouTube Still Matters for Technical Learning in the Age of AI and LLMs Executive summary Large Language Models (LLMs) changed how developers search, summarize, and prototype. You can ask for explanations, get code scaffolds, and iterate quickly. Yet, YouTube… Continue reading

YouTube API (YouTube Data API v3) — An Exhaustive Technical Guide (Endpoints, Search, Authentication) YouTube exposes multiple developer APIs, but when people say “YouTube API” they usually mean YouTube Data API v3: the REST API used to search YouTube, read… Continue reading

Build a WPF “YouTube Unsubscriber” App with OAuth 2.0 + YouTube Data API v3 (Visual Studio Community) This post is a hands-on, end-to-end lab that shows how to build a WPF desktop app (Visual Studio Community) that: The goal is… Continue reading

WPF + YouTube Data API v3: como listar e cancelar todas as suas inscrições com OAuth (Visual Studio Community) Este artigo é um guia end-to-end, no estilo “roteiro de laboratório”, para você criar um app WPF (.NET) que: Além do… Continue reading

Advanced SharePoint Online Search REST API — Mastering KQL, FQL, Refiners, and “Real-World” Query Patterns This is the “part 2” style deep dive: how to build powerful queries (KQL), how to filter properly (FQL refinement filters), and how this maps… Continue reading

SharePoint Online Search REST API (Search Service) — An Exhaustive Guide with Practical Examples SharePoint Online exposes a Search REST service that lets you run keyword queries (KQL), request selected managed properties, paginate results, apply refiners, and retrieve suggestions —… Continue reading

Building a multi-filter “Table View” in Power Apps (SharePoint List dataset) This article turns your Power Fx expression into a reusable pattern for Canvas Apps where the dataset is a SharePoint list and the UI has: We’ll use your formula… Continue reading

Power Apps Canvas Zero-to-Hero Lab A Practical, Exhaustive Project for REST, SharePoint, and Power BI This blog post defines the purpose, rules, and working standards for a long-running lab project focused on Power Apps Canvas. The idea is simple: build… Continue reading

Blog Article: Unattended SharePoint CSOM Automation with MSAL + Certificate (PFX) This article explains how the following C# console application works—end-to-end—while keeping all customer information anonymized. The pattern is ideal for Windows Task Scheduler, background jobs, and migration utilities where… Continue reading

SPFx Field Customizers (SharePoint Framework): What They Are, How They Work, and Why Microsoft Considered Retiring Them 1) The big picture: where Field Customizers fit in SPFx SharePoint Framework (SPFx) gives you two broad ways to customize SharePoint Online: Microsoft’s… Continue reading

Troubleshooting PnP Modern Search: When SharePoint UI Finds It but Your Web Part Doesn’t An exhaustive guide with a deep dive on Refiners (Filters) and Managed Properties Scenario: You can find a document using SharePoint’s built-in search (library search, site… Continue reading

Microsoft Search vs SharePoint Search An exhaustive, practical guide (with a “when to use what” table for PnP Modern Search Web Parts) Audience This article is for people building modern SharePoint portals and search-driven pages, especially using the PnP Modern… Continue reading

Microsoft Search vs SharePoint Search, with a decision table focused on real-world usage—especially when you’re building solutions with the PnP Modern Search Web Parts (Search Box, Search Results, Filters/Refiners, etc.). Microsoft Search vs SharePoint Search A deep, practical guide (with… Continue reading

Real-world patterns (paging, batching, delta sync, throttling, large uploads, versions) for SharePoint Online via Microsoft Graph This section is the “production glue” that turns nice demos into something you can run against real SharePoint Online libraries and lists at scale.… Continue reading

Microsoft Graph vs. SharePoint Online APIs (and where PnP fits): an exhaustive developer’s guide SharePoint Online is exposed through two primary “front doors”: Your development choice is rarely “either/or.” In real projects, you’ll often combine them: Graph for cross-M365 consistency… Continue reading

Power Apps + SharePoint (Canvas Apps) Study Plan Using Screen Containers A detailed, hands-on article you can follow in 4 half-day sessions (each “week” compressed into ~3–4 hours), keeping the original content and deliverables. Why Screen Containers Matter (and why… Continue reading

Microsoft Graph + SharePoint Document Libraries (End-to-End with Sites.Selected) Folders, uploads (small + large), metadata updates, and version listing — with full C# code This is the practical “day-2 production” extension of the Sites.Selected model: once your app has explicit… Continue reading

Microsoft Graph + SharePoint End-to-End (Production Guide with Sites.Selected) This article shows a complete, production-grade path to use Microsoft Graph with SharePoint Online using least privilege via Sites.Selected: from app registration and consent, to granting access to a specific site,… Continue reading

Microsoft Graph from Zero to Production (End-to-End, Exhaustive) Microsoft Graph is Microsoft 365’s unified REST API surface: one endpoint, many workloads (Entra ID, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, etc.). If you want to build production-grade integrations, you need to understand not only… Continue reading

Microsoft Graph vs SharePoint (CSOM / SharePoint REST): What you can (and can’t) change — an exhaustive guide When you automate SharePoint Online, you usually end up choosing between: They overlap heavily for “content CRUD”, but they are not equivalent… Continue reading

PowerShell Guide: Granting Sites.Selected Permissions to a SharePoint Site (PnP.PowerShell) Sites.Selected is a two-step permission model: This article focuses on Step 2, using PnP.PowerShell. What you will use (the 4 core cmdlets) Microsoft Learn explicitly lists these PnP cmdlets for… Continue reading

Best practice for unattended apps: Ensure only the scheduled task account can access the private key Import the certificate into Windows Certificate Store (LocalMachine or CurrentUser) Load by Thumbprint Below is exactly that: certificate stored in Windows Certificate Store, loaded… Continue reading

Building an Unattended SharePoint Online CSOM App with Sites.Selected (Certificate-Based Entra ID App-Only) — End-to-End Guide This guide shows how to build a true unattended C# console app (no user login) that: The key concept: Sites.Selected grants zero access by… Continue reading

Building a True Unattended SharePoint Online CSOM App in C# (Certificate-Based Entra ID App-Only) — Visual Studio Step-by-Step This article walks you through creating a fully unattended (no interactive login) C# console app that: Why certificate? Microsoft’s SharePoint guidance for… Continue reading

Unattended SharePoint List Writer (Client Secret + Microsoft Graph) — Full Step-by-Step Guide (Microsoft Learn referenced) This article documents a working pattern to create a SharePoint list item unattended (no user interaction) using: Everything below is aligned with Microsoft Learn… Continue reading

Using Microsoft Graph Explorer to Resolve a SharePoint Site by Path (and Why It Matters) When you build automation against SharePoint Online (console apps, Azure Functions, Power Automate alternatives, SPFx utilities, migration tools, etc.), one of the first practical problems… Continue reading

Unattended (Client Secret) Console App to Create a SharePoint List Item (End-to-End) This article shows a complete, step-by-step path from Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) app registration to an unattended C# console app that creates a new item in a… Continue reading

When you build a Power Apps canvas app, a common pattern is using a scrollable container to fit large forms, galleries, and dynamic content on a single screen. The problem: in many cases, the designer doesn’t scroll the same way… Continue reading

Power Apps Switch() — a practical guide (with real formulas) Switch() in Power Apps (Power Fx) is the cleanest way to replace long chains of If(…) when you’re checking one value against multiple cases. It reads like: “Given this value,… Continue reading

When you build a canvas app that inserts and edits data in a SharePoint list, Patch() is one of the most important functions you’ll use. It gives you direct control over what gets saved, when it gets saved, and how… Continue reading

The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) provides a modern toolchain that integrates deeply with the open-source JavaScript ecosystem.Over time, Microsoft evolved this toolchain to improve build performance, modularity, and developer experience.Today, SPFx relies on the RushStack suite and Heft build orchestrator —… Continue reading