Getting Started with SharePoint Development

Getting Started WithSharePoint Development
Chakkaradeep Chandran
http://www.chakkaradeep.com
@chakkaradeep

Microsoft SharePoint
Provides an extensible solution platform for the professional Microsoft .NET developer
Offers a wide array of built-in features and application hosting using well-known .NET development tools and technologies
You, the professional .NET developer, can use your knowledge of .NET technologies to develop on the SharePoint platform to create a new set of Web solutions

Get the Names Right!
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (FREE)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
(MOSS)
SharePoint Foundation 2010 (FREE)
SharePoint Server 2010

Benefits to .NET Developers
A familiar development environment for .NET developers
Built-in features that developers can extend
The best integrated server for Office applications
The foundation for a wide variety of Intranet or Internet applications

SharePoint for Developers
First Class SharePoint Developer Tools
Faster Solution Debugging & Tuning
Choice of Development Workstation
Developer Productivity
Comprehensive Data Access
Line of Business Integration
Workflow Advances
Rich Platform Services
Application Lifecycle Management
Standardized Solution Packaging
Deploy with Agility and Stability
Flexible Deployment

SharePoint Stack

SharePoint Application Landscape
Business Collaboration Applications
SharePoint Core
Portal for LOB Application Data
Single Web Part
Solutions
.NET | ASP.NET
Customized SharePoint Server 2010 Workloads

Development Environment
On the metal
Vista or Windows 7 (SP2010)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Virtualization
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V role
Boot to VHD
Windows 7 boot to VHD
Windows Server 2008 R2 boot to VHD

Development on Windows 7or Windows Vista SP1 (SP2010)
Just for Developers
Requires Following Install Guide in SDK
Either SharePoint Foundation or SharePoint Server
Requires x64 OS
Not Supported for Production
Only for Stand Alone Installation
Can be Disabled through Group Policy

Development Tools
http://bit.ly/sp-dev-tools

SharePoint Terminologies
http://bit.ly/sp-terminology
SharePoint Farm
SharePoint Site Collection & Sites
Site Columns
Content Types
Data Lists (Document Libraries)
Master Pages
Application Pages
Themes

SharePoint Development Terminologies
http://bit.ly/sp-devel-terminologies
Features
Event Receivers
List Forms
Web Parts
Field Controls
Workflows
Site Definitions & Site Templates
Modules
Master Pages
Page Layouts
Solution Packages
(wsp)

Features and Site Definitions

Solution Deployment
WSS ConfigDB
add
HelpDesk.wsp(WSS Solution Cab)
delete
Feature Manifests
deploy
UI,
Command Line,
OM “deploy” command
Template Files
retract
Assemblies
New WFE
Web Front End Servers

VS2010 Project Templates

VS2010 Item Templates

VS2010 SharePoint Project Customization Wizard

SharePoint Server Capabilities
Pages and User Interface
Connected Client APIs
Server APIs
Web UI
Framework
Content
Search
Compositions
Insights
Sites
Communities
ASP.NET forms
File System
Lists
External Lists
Query
Content Types
Workflow
Web Services
Library Features
Silverlight
XSLT Views
Web Parts
LINQ
REST
Client OM
Event Model
Solutions
Features
Templates
Application Lifecycle
Application Model (Sites)
Content Management
Data Model Lists
Improved
New

Overview of Data Technologies
http://bit.ly/sp-videos
REST APIs
Strongly-typed lists
http://bit.ly/sp-virtual-labs
ClientOM
Weakly-typed lists
Client-side
Data Platform
Farm
Site
List Data
External Lists
ServerOM
Server-side
Weakly-typed lists
SPLinq
Strongly-typed lists
New in SP2010
Improved

SharePoint Web Services
http://bit.ly/sp-web-services

MOSS 2007

Development Best Practices
http://spg.codeplex.com/
Don’t alter the SharePoint schema, assume it will change.
Use facilities that already exist, such as ULS logs, instead of building your own.
Limit amount of work performed in an event receiver.
Don’t evaluate List.Items in a loop expression.
Dispose of types correctly.

Iterating Lists – the WRONG way
SPList myList = SPContext.Current.List;
for(inti=0; i < myList.Items.Count; i++)
{
SPListItem listItem = myList.Items[i];
htmlWriter.Write(listItem["Title"]);
}

Iterating Lists – the RIGHT way
SPListItemCollection items = SPContext.Current.List.Items;
for(inti=0; i < items.Count; i++)
{
SPListItem listItem = items[i];
htmlWriter.Write(listItem["Title"]);
}

Disposing of objects
http://bit.ly/best-practices-disposable-objects
General rule: If you create an object using “new”, dispose of it.
SPSite site = new SPSite(“http://moss”);
SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb()
General rule: If you access from context, DO NOT dispose of it
SPSite site = SPContext.Current.Site;
Use SPDisposeCheck - http://bit.ly/spdisposecheck

Conclusion
The professional NET developer can take advantage of SharePoint Products and Technologies to build components and enterprise solutions
Uses ASP.NET 2.0 framework
Provides its own complete set of features
Developers experienced with the .NET Framework can take advantage of the built-in features and capabilities offered

Summary
Microsoft SharePoint Platform
Development Tools
Solution Package Deployment
Data Technologies
Development Best Practices
Links to many resources….

SharePoint 2010

http://bit.ly/spdev-getting-started
Thank You
chaks@intergen.co.nz
http://www.chakkaradeep.com
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Getting Started with SharePoint Development

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