Build a SharePoint website in 60 minutes

Build a SharePointwebsite in 60 minutes
DD101
Ben Robb

Ben Robb, MVP
CTO, cScape Ltd
http://www.cscape.com
ben@cscape.com

Agenda
Environment set up
Content import
RAD cycle
Packaging in Visual Studio

Environment setup
Base development toolkit
Scripted installs
Development environment topology

Building a development environment
Use scripting to standardize your environments

RAD cycle
Review design for issues
Use SPD to:
Rapidly build your brand
Build aggregation, navigation and other assets
Configure your site
Get a site up and running quickly
Build stubs for custom controls

RAD Cycle
Quickly get your brand into SharePoint

Professional Development
Package into a Visual Studio project for deployment
Use source control and build automation
Use Visual Studio tooling and CKS:DEV to streamline project development
Build custom controls
Build test projects

Development
Make your SharePoint project robust and professional

Deployment
Try to get to 1-click deployment models via Powershell scripts and WSPs
Build automation:
Reduces human error
Reduces costs of regression cycle
Import content
Script for simple scenarios
Use migration tools for complex cases

Key takeaways
Script as much as possible
Use SPD as a RAD tool to get you going
Move into Visual Studio for ALM
Script as much as possible

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Build a SharePoint website in 60 minutes

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