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Rick Van Rousselt1 
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Pelt, Belgium
 

Before we can start developing Microsoft Teams apps, we need to understand the inner workings of a Teams app. In this chapter, we will dive into the different parts of a Teams app, and we will walk you through the various steps to set up your development environment.

The basics

A basic Microsoft Teams application only consists of two parts. One is a place where your code can run and execute; the other is the Teams app package.

Microsoft Teams is built in the cloud and, therefore, an online platform. You will not be able to install your code in the data centers of Microsoft that host ...

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