Getting started with SharePoint Application Development, for.NET and JavaScript Developers. The new SharePoint App Model opens up SharePoint Development for every web developer, regardless of their favorite platform, programming language, or script library of choice. In this session you will learn about SharePoint 2013 as a business and development platform. We will talk about the different kinds of applications you can write and what will you need to learn in order to do that. Lastly, we will discuss how to setup your development environment and what resources are available to get you started.

1. Yes, You Can Develop
for SharePoint!
Getting started with SharePoint Application Development
for .NET and JavaScript Developers

3. Who I am?
Elizabeth Szabo
 Lead Developer, SharePoint Services at RMSource, inc.
 Previously worked as a Teacher, a Webmaster, an ASP.NET
developer
 Co-organizer of the TRISPUG (Triangle SharePoint) user group
 Contact me! @lizascript liza@lizascript.com

4. Who is this session for?
 Web developers interested in creating business solution on
the SharePoint development platform
 Web developers asked to write code to extend SharePoint
capabilities (usually out of blue – why me?)
 Developers asked to integrate their system with SharePoint
 SharePoint power users frustrated with the limitations of
SharePoint and want to do something about
 … and any bored programmer looking for a new challenge

5. Prerequisites
 Know the basic concepts of Web development
 Familiar with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and/or C#
 Have seen SharePoint somewhere

6. Why to consider $harePoint?
 Huge demand, very affordable cloud subscription
 Negative unemployment, good pay
 So many areas, you can find your niche

7. SP is a Business Platform
 … and more

8. DEMO
How SharePoint 2013 looks like

9. SP is a Development Platform
80% out of box
+
20% customization
=
Business Solutions Faster

10. Example

11. Coding a business application

12. Would I rather do it in SP?

13. Why should you consider to
develop for SharePoint?
 SP is a platform
 Extendable (but limited Out of Box experience)
 Customizable (to adjust to the business needs)
 50-60% of users unsatisfied
 Users want more features, more convenience
 Stores more and more data, can connect to different kind of
databases – data integration
 “Mashable” (OAuth)
 Sociable (Yammer)
 Mobile

14. Why now? What has changed?

15. Benefits of the New App Model
 Better Architecture - Applications running outside of
SharePoint
 Speeds up SharePoint
 Makes it more stable
 Easy access to data and services
 Connect through web services
 Easy end user customization – just install an app
 Easier migration
 No need to rewrite applications
 Easier development
 Communication through web service code

16. Flexible Architecture

17. Access to data and services
and data

18. Just another API – or a few

19. Flexible Life Cycle

20. Flexible Programming Model
…

21. User Experience
 HTML5
 CSS3
 JavaScript
 JQuery
 MVC Views
 BYO JavaScript Library/Framework
 Silverlight on Mobile

22. Office App Store (https://store.office.com/)

23. DEMO
SharePoint Store Applications

24. How can get I started?
Tools
 Visual Studio 2012 + Office Development Tools or VS 2013
 Napa (browser based development tool)
 LightSwitch (rapid .NET prototyping tool, part of Visual Studio
2012 and up)
 Notepad(++) if you must

25. For Mobile Development
 HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript
 Native apps:
 Xamarin – cross platform, C# based code
 Cordova – cross platform, HTML5/JavaScript
 Visual Studio - Windows 8.1, Windows Phone

26. Development Environment
 Traditional server side development
 Windows Server 2008 SP1 or better
 SQL Server 2008 R2 or better
 SharePoint Foundation/Server/Enterprise
 Visual Studio 2012 or better on the SharePoint Server
 Apps for SharePoint
 Office 365 Developer site (subscribe/use MSDN subscription)
 Your developer tool of choice online, on your desktop or
laptop

27. What did we learn?
 What SharePoint means for business
 What SharePoint means for developers
 What SharePoint applications are
 What tools you need for SharePoint development
 How can you get started

28. Next steps - Resources
 Getting started with Office and SharePoint Development
http://dev.office.com/getting-started
 Apps for Office and SharePoint
 http://bit.ly/1EbdgVF (MSDN) http://bit.ly/1Ebehgg (MVA )
 Setup your Development Environment
http://bit.ly/1EbdKew (MSDN), http://bit.ly/1Ebebp5 (MVA)
 SP Development on Microsoft Virtual Academy: http://bit.ly/1EbeTCJ
 SP Development on Pluralsight: http://www.pluralsight.com
(Search for SharePoint 2013 app development)
 Code samples : http://bit.ly/1wVgN85 (MSDN)
 Part 2 will talk about the APIs, hosting model, security and much more

29. Questions?

30. We are here for you!
Triangle SharePoint User Group (TRISPUG)
Every first Tuesday 6:00 PM
Durham Microsoft Office
http://trispug.com
@TriangleSP

31. Thank You!
Elizabeth Szabo
 Follow me on Twitter @lizascript
 Connect me on LinkedIn
https://linkedin.com/in/elizabethszabo
 Email me liza@lizascript.com
 Join me on Meetup
 TRISPUG (Triangle SharePoint User Group)
 TRINUG (Triangle .NET User Group)
 TRIPASS (Triangle SQL Server User Group)