Pro ASP.NET SharePoint 2010 Solutions: Techniques for Building SharePoint Functionality into ASP.NET Applications

by Dave Milner

Overview

You’ve run into this issue numerous times. You are developing an ASP.NET application, and you need to incorporate functionality that comes pre-packaged in SharePoint. Wikis, blogs, document management, user authentication, access management—common needs across a variety of solutions.

Without guidance and examples, interacting with underlying SharePoint components can be challenging, and working with the different SharePoint APIs is complicated. This book will introduce you to a variety of techniques to master the art of developing ASP.NET applications that are built upon a SharePoint foundation. With these techniques you can start using SharePoint as a development platform to enhance and complement your ASP.NET development.

You’ll explore:

• Integration with SharePoint components
• The SharePoint/.NET/IIS implementation
• Configuration management
• Code Access Security
• Feature packaging
• Proper use of SharePoint APIs
• Advanced deployment techniques
Pro ASP.NET Sharepoint 2010 walks you through all of the steps needed to successfully build and deploy ASP.NET solutions within the SharePoint platform. You'll then be able to greatly enhance your applications and build unique solutions that are a mixture of SharePoint and ASP.NET.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430231110
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	12/29/2010
Series:	Expert's Voice in .NET
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dave Milner is a senior SharePoint architect and the products lead at ShareSquared, where he builds SharePoint products and helps companies implement their SharePoint solutions. Dave is a technology professional with deep understanding of Microsoft technologies, including 19 years of IT experience and experience with Microsoft technologies spanning over a decade. Dave holds a master's in business administration with a technology management focus, and is a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He has also obtained other advanced Microsoft certifications in the .NET and SharePoint areas. He also a certified Scrum Master, having successfully implementing Scrum methodologies with several application development and solution teams. In the technology community, Dave is a frequent speaker and trainer at local and national SharePoint and .NET related events. He serves on the leadership team of COSPUG (the Colorado SharePoint User Groups) and helps run the local branch in Colorado Springs; he s also involved in other local technology groups. When he s not working on technology, Dave enjoys the outdoors of Colorado Springs where he lives with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

• SharePoint as a Development Platform
• Visual Studio 2010—Advancing the SharePoint Development Environment
• SharePoint, IIS, and the .NET Framework
• SharePoint Architecture—File System, Database, and the Provider Pattern
• Web Parts and Master Pages
• The Client Object Model
• Business Connectivity Services
• Touch Points—Integrating SharePoint 2010 and ASP.NET
• Medium Touch Point Solutions
• High Touch Point Solutions
• Index