Building the SharePoint User Experience

APPENDIX A

Fast Track to Feature GenerationTricks and Tips for Speeding Up SharePoint Development Time–a Lot

Writing CAML is like being an alcoholic–it's not writing XML that's the big problem; it is when you stop writing and look at what you have done that you realize how much trouble you're in. Sadly, no “Recovering CAML Abusers” support group exists as far as I know.

I will share with you a technique I use a lot when developing custom features for SharePoint. Actually, there are several techniques, but they are based on the same topic, namely, getting SharePoint to do most of the work for you.

Tools of the Trade

Being an efficient developer ...