Beginning Sharepoint 2013 Development

by Steve Fox, Chris Johnson, Donovan Follette

A complete revision to a popular SharePoint developer's resourceFully updated for SharePoint 2013, this book is an ideal starting place for SharePoint development. Covering all the major topics that a new developer needs to know in order to get started, this resource contains 100 percent new content and addresses the major overhaul to the SharePoint 2013 platform. The team of authors, led by Microsoft's Steve Fox, presents you with a detailed overview that helps you establish a starting point for development. They then walk you through ways to advance your knowledge so that you leverage the new SharePoint 2013 features to build custom solutions.Addresses developing managed or unmanaged applicationsProvides an overview of Windows Azure for SharePointLooks at common developer tasks in SharePoint 2013Gets you started with building, packaging, and deploying SharePoint 2013 applicationsHighlights essential points of security in SharePoint 2013Touching on everything from developing applications using Office services to development workflow applications, "Beginning SharePoint 2013 Development" covers everything you need to know to start confidently working with the platform today.

456 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 31, 2013

About the author

Mason Tvert is the cofounder and executive director of Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) and the SAFER Voter Education Fund. He appears frequently in the news and travels the country promoting the "Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol" message. He resides in Denver, where he serves on the citys Marijuana Policy Review Panel appointed by Mayor John W. Hickenlooper."

Reviews

[Ahmed Moniem · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very bad book even for beginners .. a lot of talk no code!

I didn't complete it and I don't recommend it at all.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm supposed to be getting involved in some SharePoint development at work soon. But I have no details on the specific project that I'll be working on yet. So I've been doing some general background reading on SharePoint, in the hopes that some of it proves useful.

This book is structured so that each chapter gives you a quick introduction to one aspect of developing for SharePoint. A lot of stuff can be considered under the general heading of "SharePoint development", and the book tries to cover as much as it can. I think it does a good job of covering the basics, and giving a new SharePoint developer a good overview of the various ways in which a developer can interact with SharePoint.

If, like me, you really have no idea where to start with SharePoint, this is a good book to pick up and read through. It covers enough of the basics that it should get you pointed in the right direction. But it's not going to take you very far, once you're actually off and running.

[Lolo · Rating 1 out of 5]

There's nothing useful here for beginners. There's no explanations about how sharepoint works and what is the logic behind the various technologies. Just a long list of features and step by step guides you can easily find on the internet.

I expected a book to help me understand how sharepoint works and what is the practical need for this technology. Practical scenarios so that a beginner understand it's application and function. Practical problems that are solved by the various technologies.

Maybe it's just me, but after reading this book, I still don't understand how sharepoint works. I still don't understand the logic of sharepoint. I need to search a different book to learn these.