These are my slides from the ShareCamp2013 in Munich http;//www.sharecamp.de Even if Microsoft wants us to believe that with SharePoint 2013 the future of developing lies in Apps, full trust farm solutions are still the first choice for more extensive customizations for dedicated but also for shared SharePoint farms. Though Visual Studio 2010/2012 helps developers way better in development than previously, it still does not provide guidance how SharePoint solutions should be developed and structured. The templates are often not more than empty shells and don’t help SharePoint newbies to get started the right way. The free SharePoint Software Factory (http://spsf.codeplex.com) has provided that guidance since VS2005 and SharePoint 2007 and helps both beginning and experienced SharePoint developers to create professional solutions, without knowing every tiny piece of XML. This session will explain the SharePoint Software Factory and the best practices which it is based upon.

2. Matthias Einig
SharePoint developer since 2005
MCSE, MCPD, MCITP, MSCA in
SharePoint 2007-2013
SCRUM Master and Product Owner
SharePoint Architect
Steria AB, www.steria.com
Stockholm, Sweden
Contact
@mattein
mail@matthiaseinig.de
www.matthiaseinig.de
Main Focus:
• Solution Architecture,
• Solution Development,
• SharePoint ALM,
• Solution Quality Assurance

4. • Many files
• Many file references
• Unintuitive structure /
deployment location
• High complexity
Example:
Multillingual Visual
WebPart
Problem: SharePoint Solutions
UserControl (.ASCX)
Feature (.XML)
WP Definition (.WEBPART)
FeatureReceiver (.CS)
Feature resource (.RESX)
WebPart Code (.CS)
WebPart Icon (.GIF)
Feature Icon (.GIF)
Global resource (.RESX)
Module (.XML)
Solution Manifest (.XML)

5. • Files deploy directly in
the Hive
• Next to SP components
• Easy to overwrite
Problem: Solution Deployment

6. • Loads of XML Code
• Cryptic IDs
• Cross references (i.e.
Content Type IDs,
Feature IDs)
• No Compiler Errors!
Example:
Content Type
Problem: SharePoint Code
ContentType ID Reference
Lang Resource Reference
Field Reference
File Reference
Control Template Reference
Assembly Reference

7. • Guide developers
• Use Wizards
• Genereate Code
• Provide Coding
Samples
• Enforce Best Practices
• Convention over
Configuration!
The Solution!

9. SPSF supports

10. Where do I get it?
Matthias Einig
@mattein
www.matthiaseinig.de
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Torsten Mandelkow
@tmandelkow
blogs.msdn.com/b/torstenmandelkow

11. Download for free at www.spcaf.de