How to Get Started with Windows SharePoint Application Development

February 2, 2010 in Career

I’ve made it a goal to become certified in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Application Development by the end of the month.

MCTS Exam 70-541

The Setup

I am fortunate to have access to Microsoft DreamSpark, which provides students access to full versions of the latest Microsoft development tools. I believe the only requirement is that you have an active student email address.

To setup my environment, I installed the following:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP2

Learning

My primary source of learning will be reading the following book (available via Amazon.com and through ACM subscription:

Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Ted Pattison and Daniel Larson

The book also contains a companion CD with examples.

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Tags: book, DreamSpark, IIS, MCTS, Server, SharePoint, Visual Studio