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by sleepingthom 1097 days ago
Not the answer anyone was expecting, but SharePoint Online. Wiki pages, every list you create is a SQL table with a robust API, and the power platform is one of the best no/low code solutions available. I create full react applications around this and host the SPA in a SharePoint document library.
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digdugdirk 1097 days ago
... I'm not sure if this is the greatest idea I've ever heard, or if I want to immediately run away screaming.

I've always thought SharePoint was terribly slow, but that was just from experience interacting with the web interface itself. Does the API perform well? Or is there that same inherent latency to put up with?

And do you have any general tips/ideas/learnings to share about using SharePoint in this way? I definitely want to give this a try.

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Sateeshm 1096 days ago
SharePoint online is very fast. Good APIs too
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1R053 1097 days ago
Can you recommend a good tutorial?
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sleepingthom 1096 days ago
The first step might actually be a non-starter for most people. Notion is free, SharePoint is usually offered as a capability within a business or school's Office 365 subscription. I believe you can either subscribe yourself for $5.00 / month using this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/sharepoint/com..., or maybe you're lucky and already have an account with your school / work. If neither of these work for you, you can also sign up for the Microsoft Developer Program, which is actually pretty cool; here is a guide for setting up a SharePoint site through the developer program: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2021/05/how-to-create-sharep...

I should take a moment to clarify that I'm not affiliated with Microsoft or any of the links I'm posting here in any way. I make a living building web sites and as mentioned above, many of them leverage SharePoint. I find it a pretty easy way to build intranet solutions for my customers.

Assuming you've got your SharePoint site created within SharePoint Online, creating a "List" is pretty simple. Here's an article from Microsoft explaining how to do so: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-list-0d3.... Think of a list as a database table. From there you can create various types of columns including "look-up" columns, which are basically joining to another table on the same site with a foreign key.

I think from there you could dive into the Power Platform, but there's so much out there, I think this would be a good start.

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sleepingthom 1097 days ago
I will try to gather some resources later tonight. If needed I’ll type up something more comprehensive.
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