An overview of SharePoint 2010 and 2013 development for beginners.

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A WHIRLWIND INTRODUCTION TO
SHAREPOINT DEVELOPMENT
Patrick S.Tucker
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4. BIO
PatrickTucker, Principal Consultant
MCT, MCTS, MCPD, MCITP, MCSD, MCAD, MCDBA
Email: Patrick.tucker@sds-consulting.com or
tuckersnet@live.com
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Twitter: @TuckersNet
Developer, Architect,Trainer for over 14 years
SharePoint since 2005
Country when country wasn’t cool

5. ABOUT SDS
SDS Custom SharePoint Solutions
Agile development and SharePoint coding experience to
create an optimal solution for your unique SharePoint
application and integration needs.
· Workflow & InfoPath Forms for Business Process Automation
· SharePoint Reports & BI Integration
· Portals & Collaboration
· Content Management
Agile Practices for proven faster delivery, higher quality, & increased business value.

6. WHO’STHIS FOR?
It’s for you if you’re a …
 A .NET developer new to SharePoint?
 A developer from another
background or language
 Non-developer who wants to learn
more
 Recent lottery winner willing to give
some cash to local instructors
Not for you if you’re a ...
 Experienced SharePoint developer
 IT Pro who thinks development is for
the nerds and the birds
 Confused attendee who wandered
into the wrong class
If you’re a SharePoint 2010 dev looking for new stuff in 2013, sit near the back so you can sneak out easily

7. .NET AND SHAREPOINT
understanding how the platform is put together

8. SHAREPOINT SITS ONTOP OF ASP.NET
SharePoint is a platform that
sits on top of ASP.NET
ASP.NETWeb Forms, not MVC
SP 2010 is built on .NET 3.5
SP 2013 is built on .NET 4.5
SharePoint brings its own
objects to the party and its own
way of doing things
So SharePoint developers are
different from ASP.NET
developers

9. SHAREPOINT ARCHITECTURE
Farm
Web
Application 1
Site
Collection 1
HostWeb AppWeb
Site
List
Item
Item
Library
File
File
Site
Collection 2
Web
Application 2

10. SHAREPOINT OBJECTS & DATA
Farm (SPFarm) – single configuration database
Web Application (SPWebApplication) – think IIS web site, one or more content databases
SiteCollection (SPSite) – top level plus subsites, security boundary, in 1 content database
Site (SPWeb) – sub site, container for lists and libraries (which are not equal to db tables)

11. SHAREPOINT DEPLOYMENT
starting at the finish line

12. WRAPPINGTHINGS UP
 Features wrap up things like web parts, timer jobs, etc.
 Solutions (.wsp files) are the units of deployment in SharePoint 2010
 Apps are a new means of deployment in SharePoint 2013 (.app files)
 SharePoint Designer may also be used to deploy changes to pages, lists, libraries
and workflows in both 2010 and 2013

13. FARM SOLUTIONS
These solutions are deployed to
the SharePoint farm by an
administrator and run with full
trust
GAC Deployment
Still possible with SharePoint
2013

14. SANDBOX SOLUTIONS
Deployed to a solution store by
a site owner.
A move toward limited
permissions and resources
Provides as subset of classes
Deprecated but still around in
SharePoint 2013

15. CLOUD
Office 365
SharePoint hosted by Microsoft
(Azure) or by third party hoster
Not all clouds are the same
Client side code becomes key

16. HOW TO CREATE FOR
SHAREPOINT
so what can we build?

17. ARTIFACTS
Definitions
Site, list, content
types, etc.
Visual Components
Web Parts, App
Parts,Controls, etc.
Processing
Workflows, event
receivers, timer jobs
External
Connections
BCS, External Event
Receivers
Pages
Application Pages,
Master Pages, Page
Layouts

18. DEFINITIONS
 XML Based Definitions of sites, lists, content types, features, etc.
 Deployed to the server via features and solutions
 14 Hive and/or 15 Hive, depending on SharePoint version

19. WEB PARTS
 May be created as a web part or visual web part
 Added to web part pages in definitions or by users
 In SharePoint 2010, may be deployed to the sandbox

20. PROCESSING
 Workflows
 Two workflow platforms – 2010 and 2013
 SharePoint 2013 supports either platform
 SharePoint Designer is a prime time tool for 2013 workflows
 Event Receivers
 Code that runs in response to a feature or list action
 Deployed as definition plus code
 Remote event receivers are available for SharePoint 2013 apps
 Timer Jobs
 Allows scheduling of server side code processes on the farm

21. PAGES
 Master Pages allow UI reuse, introduced with ASP.NET
 Application pages
 Page Layouts add a visual layer to a content type and provide templates
 SharePoint pages may also be created in the “Pages” or “Site Pages” libraries

22. SHAREPOINT 2013 APPS
MSDN states “Apps for SharePoint are self-contained pieces of
functionality that extend the capabilities of a SharePoint
website. An app may include SharePoint components such as
a lists, workflows, and site pages, but it can also surface a
remote web application and remote data in SharePoint.”

23. SHAREPOINT 2013 APP HOSTING
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx
Autohosted – think Azure; server and client code OK
Provider-hosted – think your own hosting environment;
server and client code OK
SharePoint-hosted – think Office 365, client code only

24. HOW TO TALK TO
SHAREPOINT
languages, apis and tools

25. TWO SHAREPOINT WORLDS
SP2010
•.NET
Developer
SP2013
•Web
Standards
Developer

26. STANDARDS - 2010
 SharePoint 2010
 Declarative – CAML, XML,XSLT
 Used to build reusable definitions
 Used to query the data hidden deep in SQL tables
 Server Side Programming
 .NET languages (C#,VB.NET, etc. used to build solutions)
 Client Side Programming
 Client Object Model limited / subset of classes
 JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, etc.
 Services
 ASMX,WCF, REST
 PowerShell

27. STANDARDS - 2013
 SharePoint 2013
 Declarative – CAML, XML,XSLT
 Apps Development – HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript
 Server Side Programming
 .NET languages (C#,VB.NET, etc. used to build solutions)
 Client Side Programming
 RichClient Side Object Model (CSOM) for managed code and JavaScript
 JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, etc.
 Services
 REST,OData, OAuth (ASMX is deprecated)
 PowerShell

28. APIS
 Server Side Object Model
 Useful for farm solutions or
 LINQ to Objects or LINQ to SharePoint
 Client Side Object Model
 CSOM (C#, JavaScript)
 jQuery, JavaScript libraries
 Web Services
 WCF entry point in 2010 – client.svc, listdata.svc (still around if needed)
 SharePoint 2013 – client.svc entry point extended with REST (_api in URL)
 REST and OData
 Mobile
 NewAPI forWindows Phone applications

29. CHOOSINGTHE RIGHT API
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164060.aspx

30. FEELING DISORIENTEDYET?
So apps or no apps?
To the cloud or the cellar?
Client side or server side?

31. WHAT TO BUILD
SHAREPOINT WITH
tools of the trade

32. TOOLS
 Visual Studio 2010 and 2012
 SharePoint 2010 and 2013 templates, including 2013 Apps
 Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 is most current
 Need Microsoft Office DeveloperTools forVisual Studio 2012
 SharePoint Designer
 SPD 2010 – a graphical designer and workflow editor
 SPD 2013 – a workflow designer and light admin tool
 LightSwitch
 A “light” development tool to build little or no code applications
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/jj969621.aspx
 “Napa”Office 365 Development
 A web based development tool for SharePoint online apps
 Can deploy to SharePoint directly with .app files

33. PROJECTS
SharePoint 2010 /VS 2010 or 2012 SharePoint 2013 /VS 2012

34. COOL FREE STUFF
 Free SharePoint 2013 Sample Pack (lots of code samples)
 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/officeapps/Apps-for-SharePoint-sample-64c80184
 Free Office 365 Developer Site
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179924.aspx
 Free SharePoint 2010 DeveloperTraining from Microsoft
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sp2010devtrainingcourse.aspx
 Free HTML 5, CSS and JavaScript course from Microsoft
 https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/learn-html5-with-
javascript-css3-jumpstart-training
 Free SharePoint 2010 Code Samples
 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2010-101-Code-da251182

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