Chapter 3: SharePoint 2010 Developer Tools
What You’ll Learn in This Chapter:
- Understanding the different ways of developing for SharePoint
- Getting to know the primary developer tools and environments for SharePoint 2010
- Using Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010 and Expression Blend when developing for SharePoint
At this stage in the book, you’ve been introduced to what SharePoint is. You’ve learned how to set up a development environment (either virtualized or on the metal), and you’ve read about some of the developer features in SharePoint 2010. From here on out, you will become more practical in your interaction with this book, and you will begin to write applications for SharePoint 2010.
In this chapter, you learn about the different tools that you will want to have in your developer toolkit. You may have more or less than what is described in this chapter, but ultimately this chapter is about the core developer tools you should either use or be aware of when embarking on your SharePoint development projects.
This chapter examines the following four main developer tools/environments:
- Browser-based development
- SharePoint Designer 2010
- Visual Studio 2010
- Expression Blend
Depending on your skills and design goals, you may use these environments or tools in different ways. So, this chapter introduces you to these different possibilities and walks you through some practical examples.
SharePoint Development Across Developer Segments
In Chapter 1, you saw the different ...
