WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?

Maybe you’ve heard it called…

Or…

Perhaps You’ve Seen…

Or…

Let’s simplify things… SharePoint is:

• Collaboration

• Search

• Content Aggregation

• Content Management

• Applications

What kind of Applications?

• Data Display

• Business Collaboration

• Line of Business Applications

• Business Intelligence

• Process Management

• Public Web Sites

.NET AND SHAREPOINT

They have a lot in common

• Architecture

• Infrastructure

• Security

• Deployment

• Web Parts, Fields, User Controls

Why SharePoint?

With SharePoint you get:

• Security

• Search

• Content Management

• Workflows

• Provisioning

TOOLS FOR SHAREPOINT’S NUTS AND BOLTS

Visual Studio 2010

• Broad SharePoint Support

• Build web parts, templates, workflow, and much more

• Package and deploy

• View live SharePoint sites

• TFS Integration

• Extensible

SharePoint Designer 2010

• “No Code” development

• Customize sites, lists, web parts

• Design workflow

• Edit pages

• Free

Debugging Tools

(and the IE Developer Toolbar)

Supplemental Tools

Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools

CKS:DEV

Managed

Code

• Traditional SharePoint & .NET Development

• Compiled

• Runs Server-Side

Client-Side

Code

• Not compiled

• JavaScript

• Silverlight

SharePoint

Development

Gotchas

Beware of Greedy Objects

• SPSite

• SPWeb

Similar,

but different:

• SPList.Items

No Unsupported Changes!

• SharePoint Root

…but its ok sometimes

• SharePoint Databases

NEVER!

Deployment Packaging

• Always deliver via Solution Packages

(WSP)

• Perfection = 3 files

– .WSP

– Deployment Script

– Retraction Script

• Avoid Backup/Restore or Export/Import

• Remember to address configuration

What’s a WSP?

• Cabinet file

• Contains:

– XML Files • Manifest.xml

• Feature.xml

– Assemblies

– Other Files • Master Pages

• Page Layouts

• User Controls

• Image Files

• Stylesheets

Keys to Successful WSP Deployment

• Where is it going?

– Sandbox?

– Large Env

(instrument your

code!)

• Temper your

expectations

• Test your

deployments!

TESTING

Compilation ≠ Testing

Three Critical

Testing Stages

• Unit Testing

• Deployment Testing

• System Testing

PROVEN PRACTICES

Have Development Standards

• Naming

• Source Control

• Labeling Code Files

Use Virtualization

Code the Right Way

• Don’t get fancy

• Don’t expect Full Privilege

• Dispose your objects

• Log errors & activity

Avoid Tunnel

Vision

• No perfect solutions

• No “One-Size Fits All”

• Heed warnings

Document Everything

Have you thanked your

administrator today?

Questions? QUESTIONS?