Getting Started with SharePoint Framework

This course gives you a beginner's look at SharePoint framework and introduces you to underlying technologies and skills you need.

SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates with Microsoft Office. Organizations use Microsoft SharePoint to create websites. You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from any device. All you need is a web browser, such as Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox.

Open SharePoint central administration -> Then from the System Settings click on Manage servers in this farm. Then in the Manage servers in this farm, you will able to see the version details as shown in the fig below.

According to Microsoft, SharePoint is used by 78% of Fortune 500 companies. Between 2006 and 2011, Microsoft sold over 36.5 million user licenses.

Client-side means that the action takes place on the user's (the client's) computer. Client-side developers use their coding skills to create visually appealing, functional, and helpful web applications and dynamic websites. These programmers are responsible for every part of a website that users see or interact with. Homepages, shopping pages, slideshows—virtually any visible feature that shows up in a web browser or requires user input falls under this discipline.