Usage of Microsoft's SharePoint technologies is growing quickly. The two components of SharePoint are SharePoint Portal Server, and SharePoint Services. SharePoint Services will be upgraded in Office 2007, and at the same time Microsoft plans a new release of Sharepoint Portal Server. The integration of SharePoint into Office 2007 will be much tighter than in previous versions, and Microsoft expects usage to continue to increase at a rapid pace. While there has been a fair amount written for administrators on SPS, there has been very little written for developers, even though there is a great need for solid information on developing using SPS. Experienced authors Hoffman and Foster have now filled that need, with the most comprehensive guide to SharePoint development yet. All aspects of developing with SharePoint are covered, with many practical examples culled from the authors' experience with SPS. While no previous experience with SPS is assumed, readers will be expected to have a basic understanding of developing using the .NET Framework. This is the first book to show application developers how to create robust web applications using ASP.NET, C#, and SharePoint.
Author Biography
Kevin Hoffman wrote his first line of code more than 21 years ago. When he received his first computer, a Commodore VIC-20, he became addicted immediately and has been writing code and learning as much about programming and the art of software development ever since. He has worked in many industries writing applications for the .NET Framework since the original 1.0 release, and, more recently, has been involved in development for the .NET Framework 3.0 and SharePoint 2007. He is currently a Research Developer for Liquidnet Holdings, one of the largest global institutional equities brokers, working on many varied technologies, including the .NET Framework and SharePoint 2007.
Rob Foster is an enterprise architect in Nashville, Tennessee. He began writing code at the age of 10 when he purchased his first computer, a Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2, with money that he received for his birthday. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a BBA in Computer Information Systems and holds several certifications, including MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, and MCT. In 2000 with the PDC bits in hand, Rob founded the Nashville .NET Users Group (http://www.nashdotnet.org), which is a charter member of INETA. He has been writing and designing .NET applications since version 1.0, as well as has been implementing SharePoint solutions since SharePoint 2001. In his spare time, Rob enjoys writing books and articles relating to SharePoint and .NET. Rob lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with his wife, Leigh, and two sons, Andrew and Will.
