Getting started with SharePoint 2010 developmentYaroslav PentsarskyyTwitter: @spentsarsky

About me

Involved in SharePoint since 2003SharePoint MVP (2009-Present)Twitter: @spentsarskyBlog: sharemuch.com

Agenda

• When do you use SharePoint?

• SharePoint development basics

• Bringing .NET code into SharePoint

• Customizing SharePoint look

What is SharePoint?

So … what’s the deal with…?

Feature

Solution PackageEvent Receiver

Site Definition

Feature Receiver

Central Administration

Declarative Workflow

List DefinitionContent Database

Content Type

Persisted Object

Site ColumnSite CollectionApplication PageSafe Control

ONETPublishing Page

STSADM

Platform vs. ad-hoc

SharePointNo PlatformData StoragePresentation

SecurityScalability

API’sOffice Integration

Features

Data StoragePresentation

SecurityScalability

API’sOffice Integration

Features

Custom

Custom

Out of the Bo

x

The details … SharePoint Server Farm

Web Front Ends

Application

Database

• A collection of SharePoint role servers and database servers

• Servers can perform one or more functions

• Farm-level features are managed via Central Administration

• Solution Packages allow custom code to be deployed across the farm

The details … SharePoint Web App

Portal

Central Administration

HRFinanceMarketing

Etc …

• Web application = IIS Virtual Server

• Each web application may be assigned its own app pool

• Web applications may utilize multiple service applications

• Site collections reside within web applications

Customizing SP2010 Solution packages

Web Parts

Assemblies

MappedFolders

WSP

• Solution Packages deploy sets of functionality to SharePoint

• May contain one or more Features, assemblies, pages, controls etc

• The framework handles installation and configuration

What are Features and why with a capital “F”?

Farm

Web Application

Content DBSite

collectionTop-level site

List/Library

[Folder]

Item / Document

Sub site Sub siteFeatures

Features

Features

Features

WSP

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Demo

Bringing .NET code into SharePoint

• Building a web part• Building a list and event

receiver

Demo

Customizing SharePoint look

• Modifying a masterpage• Defining your own CSS

Demo

BONUS – Connecting to external data

• Presenting external data within SharePoint

Easy way to get started

• Download: 2010 IW Demo VM

• Get SP2010 development machine in the cloud (ex cloudshare.com)

Q&A

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