Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer’s Compendium – The Best of Packt for Extending SharePoint – Book Review

The book is a great way of getting familiar at a high level overview the development capabilities that are possible with SharePoint 2010; chapters from other books have been compiled together in a seamless manner.

The book is divided into ten chapters:

·         Chapter 1 – Understanding SharePoint Development Choices

·         Chapter 2 – Building an Engaging Community Site

·         Chapter 3 – PowerShell Scripting Methods and Creating Custom Commands

·         Chapter 4 – Integrating SilverLight 4 with SharePoint 2010

·         Chapter 5 – Interacting with Rich Media and Animations

·         Chapter 6 – List Definitions and Content Types

·         Chapter 7 – Workflows

·         Chapter 8 – Introduction to Programming Windows Phone 7

·         Chapter 9 – Building SharePoint Pages for Windows Phone 7

·         Chapter 10 – Building a Windows Phone 7 Dashboard Application with SharePoint Data

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developers Compendium: The Best of Packt for Extending SharePoint is an enjoyable book to read and while it does not cover topics in depth it does flow easily and deep enough to provide the reader a good understanding of what can be achieved through development with SharePoint 2010.

The link for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer’s Compendium: The Best of Packt for Extending SharePoint is: http://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-sharepoint-2010-developers-compendium/book