Roadmap

Roadmap for PnP

Currently we are lacking lot of critical elements to match the shared content with the classic Patterns & Practices term, but we wanted to share the existing program content right away, rather than wait for the months and months on getting it out, so that elements which are useful can be already used.

Similarly as we do more agile releases with the Office 365 service, we needed to start with somewhere and now we can work together with the community to build the missing pieces. We are committed to drive the Office 365 Patterns & Practices to the similar direction as the previous P&P programs, but still keep the barrier of entry as easy as possible also for new developers.

These are the areas where we will be concentrating on upcoming months from technical perspective.

• New patterns for SP side
• Office client side patterns
• JavaScript patterns
• Improvement to core component
• Unit testing for core component
• Logging for core component

Here's also some non-code or technical topics in our radar

• General development guidance aligned with the product and service roadmap
• Application Life Cycle for app model
• Design patterns for App model based implementation
• Transformation guidance for existing customizations
• App model impact for enterprise architecture
• Content migration for app model implementation

We need your help on this to ensure that content is relevant for the field. If you have commitment and willingness to help the SharePoint community on this journey, please join us on this journey by contributing to the GitHub or simply by providing feedback using our Yammer group. Your input is vital for the success of this program.

Note also that especially for the provider hosted app side, all the generic .NET and ASP.net P&P guidance also applies, so check the Patterns and Practices center in the MSDN for the generic building blocks and patterns.