SharePoint 2013 for Developers

SharePoint 2013 is a web application platform developed by Microsoft to facilitate collaboration, data sharing and storing on the cloud. For a SharePoint architect the platform development extends to encompass the new features that will change the way SharePoint is used. These include –

• Cloud App Model: Developers can create apps as functionalities that extend SharePoint capabilities.
• Web standard programming models: Developers can now work on non-Microsoft platform stacks as well to create SharePoint solutions using common web standards such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript and use Open Data (OData) and OAuth protocols for implementation
• Development Tools: Developers can use existing tools such as Visual Studio and SharePoint Designer along with newly created web-based tools such as Napa Office 365 Development Tools for app development on SharePoint. Developers can also avail full support for development against the Cloud App Model and Workflow Manager Client 1.0 platform
• Core Platform Enhancements: Developers can use Representational State Transfer (REST) endpoints for web services along with new API for server and client development, remote event receivers and client-side rendering support.

There are other key features which extend to the extensive Search option, mobile device integration, Business Connectivity Services, Enterprise content management and workflows, which are all key SharePoint services.

SharePoint Developer Training

Microsoft has exhaustive list of training modules for SharePoint developers which can be referred to for getting acquainted with all the latest development tools, creating server and cloud hosted apps for SharePoint 2013, developing remote event servers, etc. There are modules which will give details of all the new features on SharePoint 2013 and how to manage them for the client.

A SharePoint development company must realise that SharePoint 2013 is all about applications and the Cloud app model in order to master the system. Apps are hosted off-server with SharePoint REST endpoints and can be deployed, updated and managed easily.

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