Paolo Pialorsi - Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer Reference

This book expects that you have at least a minimal understanding of .NET development and object-oriented programming concepts. Moreover, to develop SharePoint solutions you need to have a solid knowledge of ASP.NET and related technologies such as SOAP and Web Services. Although you can extend and customize SharePoint with most, if not all, .NET language platforms, this book includes examples in C# only. If you are not familiar with this language, you might consider reading John Sharps book, Microsoft Visual C# 2010 Step by Step (Microsoft Press, 2010).

With a heavy focus on web development and server-side technologies, this book assumes that you have a basic understanding of web platforms, application servers, and scalable software architectures. Some of the topics covered in this book require a robust knowledge of .NET Framework 3.x, and specifically, Windows Communication Foundation.

This book is divided into seven sections, each of which focuses on a different aspect or technology within SharePoint 2010.

, provides a quick overview of SharePoint 2010 and its data foundations, with a focus on using the technology as shipped, but not yet extending it with custom code.

, focuses on the core libraries for developing solutions both on the server side, using the SharePoint Server Object Model or the new LINQ to SharePoint provider, or on the client side, using the various flavors of the new SharePoint Client Object Model, the REST API, and SOAP services. This section is full of examples and code excerpts, and you can use it as a concrete reference for everyday solutions.

, covers how to develop Web Parts, starting from basic scenarios and moving gradually toward more complex and real-world solutions.

, provides deep coverage of the various techniques and extensibility points available for customizing and extending the native SharePoint environment. Eight chapters full of realistic examples will help you master SharePoint as a business productivity framework.

, delves into workflow development. It starts with a brief introduction of Windows Workflow Foundation and the workflow architecture in SharePoint, moving to workflows designed with Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 or developed with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. This part ends with more advanced topics, such as workflow forms, custom activities, and workflow communication.

, examines the security infrastructure of SharePoint, both from an architectural viewpoint, covering topics like authentication, authorization, and the new claims-based approach, and delving into Code Access Security and the new Sandboxed Solutions deployment option.

, covers a couple of useful capabilities offered by the SharePoint 2010 environment when developing enterprise-level solutions. In particular, it covers programming the Search Engine and consuming external data to make use of the new Business Connectivity Services.