Understanding SharePoint Journal Issue 2 released!

furuknap — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:04:00 +0000

The second issue of Understanding SharePoint Journal is now out, covering SharePoint content type development.

USP Journal Volume 1 – Issue 2 deals with the following aspects of content type development:

Content Type introduction
Visual interface using FormTemplates
Inheritance
Behavior using event receivers
Content types as folders
Custom XmlDocument solutions

As usual there is a preview PDF available on the issue page, and you can buy the issue either on that page or by clicking the button below:

USPJournal Volume 1 Issue 1 is out! SPCurrentUsers Explained

furuknap — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:51:38 +0000

The first issue of Understanding SharePoint Journal teaches how the CodePlex SPCurrentUsers solution is made, taking the reader through every step towards recreating SPCurrentUsers while explaining details about how each feature works.

USP Journal Volume 1 – Issue 1 deals with the following aspects of the solution:

DelegateControl
CustomAction, both CAML based and Assembly based
Custom application pages in SharePoint, using code-behind files
List deployment and column manipulation
Solution setup using SharePoint event receviers

In addition, several sub-topics are explained, such as list querying in SharePoint using CAML, using WSPBuilder to speed up development time, and extending the User Information List to hold custom data.

There is also a free preview download available. Visit the USP Journal Issue 1 page to read more.

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Understanding SharePoint Journal Issue 2 released!

USPJournal Volume 1 Issue 1 is out! SPCurrentUsers Explained