In this episode of the Code Deploy Go Live podcast, Andrew Connell and Julie Turner discuss their experiences at the TechCon 365 conference, share personal updates, and delve into the latest news in development, with a particular focus on the Power Platform and its implications for developers. They reflect on the challenges and frustrations surrounding the Power Platform, the importance of understanding various development options, and the need for a cohesive development strategy within Microsoft 365.

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News:

🔗 Dev Proxy v0.29 with refactored architecture, MCP server, and exposed LM prompts
🔗 Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support
🔗 Use MCP tools in agent mode
🔗 MCP server docs for VS Code
🔗 Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs: Unlocking enterprise knowledge for AI with the Retrieval API
🔗 Deprecation of ms-app-acts-as header in Shifts management Microsoft Graph APIs
🔗 Deprecated: SPFx Field Customizers, Further Eroding M365 Dev's Trust
🔗 Microsoft retires SharePoint Framework field customizers
🔗 SharePoint Framework Field Customizers Support Update - Message Center
🔗 Announcing model context protocol support preview in Azure AI Foundry agent service
🔗 The future of AI developing code assist – a multi-agent tool

Picks:

🔗 Andrew: YouTube Premium
🔗 Julie: Simon Sinek: You're Being Lied To About AI's Real Purpose! We're Teaching Our Kids To Not Be Human!

🎙️ PODCAST🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS
Julie Turner
Andrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (00:00) - : Introduction
• (12:11) - : News
• (31:34) - : Microsoft 365 Extensibility: Power Platform isn't the Only Option
• (01:05:10) - : AC & Julie's Picks

In this episode of Code Deploy Go Live, Julie Turner and Andrew Connell unpack the latest updates in the Microsoft 365 and cloud ecosystem. From GitHub Actions enhancements and the launch of the State of CSS 2025 survey to a major Google Cloud outage and Microsoft's new Sovereign Cloud initiative, they break down what matters and why.

But the real headline? Microsoft’s deprecation of SharePoint Framework Field Customizers. Julie and Andrew dive deep into the implications of this controversial move, exploring how it breaks long-standing developer contracts, disrupts business-critical solutions, and erodes trust in the SharePoint extensibility model. If you're a Microsoft 365 developer, this is a must-listen episode.

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News:
🔗 Release Branch Strategies in CI/CD with Federated Identity - GitHub edition
🔗 State of CSS 2025 Survey
🔗 GCP Service Health - June 12, 2025
🔗 Introducing Multi-Vector and Scoring Profile integration with Semantic Ranking in Azure AI Search
🔗 Resharing to external users required after enabling Microsoft SharePoint integration with Microsoft Entra B2B
🔗 Announcing comprehensive sovereign solutions empowering European organizations
🔗 Microsoft Is Changing the Way It Delivers M365 Enterprise App Updates
🔗 AC's Blog Post: SharePoint Online's Support for Content Security Policy
🔗 Support Update for SharePoint Framework Field Customizers in Lists and Document Libraries
🔗 AC's Blog Post: Microsoft retires SharePoint Framework field customizers

Picks:
🔗 AC: Netflix: Turning Point Vietnam War
🔗 JT: Where the ‘Chef’s Table: Legends’ Eat Around the World | Condé Nast Traveler
🔗 JT: We Feed People Documentary

🎙️ PODCAST

🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS

Julie Turner

Andrew Connell: 🔗 LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner)
🔗 Website, Ask Sympraxis, YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell)

🔗 Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (17:10) - News
• (36:00) - SharePoint Framework Field Customizers Deprecated
• (51:09) - AC's & Julie's Picks

In this episode, Andrew Connell and Julie Turner discuss the highlights from the Microsoft Build Conference 2025, reflecting on new developments in Microsoft 365 and Azure. They share personal experiences from recent conferences, the launch of their podcast, and delve into significant updates such as the rebranding of the Teams Toolkit to the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit, changes in SDKs, and the frustrating release of the Teams AI Library v2 preview.

The conversation emphasizes the importance of these updates for developers and the evolving landscape of Microsoft technologies. In this episode, Andrew Connell and Julie Turner discuss the complexities and frustrations surrounding the Teams AI Library and its recent developments. They delve into the improvements in declarative agents, the introduction of TypeSpec for easier API management, and the role of MCP servers in decoupling operations. The conversation also touches on upcoming APIs for Copilot, rapid updates on Azure, and a comparison between the development focus of Microsoft 365 and Azure.

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News:

• VS Code: Old Fashioned CSS Formatter
• Microsoft Build 2025
• Microsoft Build 2025 - Book of News
• AC's Article - Microsoft 365 Full-Stack Developer's Recap to Build 2025
• AC's YouTube Playlist - Microsoft Build 2025 - for Microsoft 365 Full-Stack Developers

Picks:

• AC: NASA MCP Server
• Julie: Boards by Elle Simone Scott

🎙️ PODCAST

🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS

Julie Turner

Andrew Connell: 🔗 LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner)
🔗 Website, Ask Sympraxis, YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell)

🔗 Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (07:46) - News
• (12:25) - Microsoft Build 2025 Recap
• (45:49) - AC's & Julie's Picks