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SPFx Vs Traditional Tool Chain Comparison

FrameworkPackagesIDETemplatesLanguageBuild
Traditional.NETNuGet Visual Studio C#MSBuild
SPFxNode.jsnpmVisual Studio CodeYeomanTypeScriptGulp, Webpack

SPFxTraditional
Client-side execution modelServer-side execution model
Rendered & executed in page contextFull server side API
Only way to customize modern pagesBuilt with Visual Studio on Windows
Responsive, accessible & mobile friendly

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