Professional Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2007

Appendix A. A Brief History of SharePoint and SharePoint Designer

This book has thoroughly introduced you to Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007. Many readers will be satisfied understanding the present state of the product. Others, however, may find a history of this latest in a long line of web design tools from Microsoft useful. In particular, it may help in understanding those "What were they thinking?" moments. This appendix discusses the evolution of SharePoint Designer and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, and how they influenced each other.