Overview of SharePoint 2013


Notes from the Pluralsight course SharePoint 2013 Developer Ramp-Up - Part 1:
  • Significant changes in SharePoint 2013:
    • New development model - SharePoint Apps - ideal for Office 365, App Marketplace
    • Minimal Download Strategy (MDS) UX
    • Web Apps support claim based authentication by default
    • Architectural changes:
      • Workflow
      • Search
      • Web content management
    • Deprecated capabilities
    • SharePoint Designer's Design view
    • Meeting & Document Worksapces
    • BI: Chart Web Part, Status Indicators & Status Lists
  • An app can contain a solution. A solution can contain one or more features
  • A *.app file is a .zip file containing a package of files. Contains a manifest file.
  • Server-side code is completely inaccessible inside an App
  • Sharepoint 2013 deployment options:
    • On-premises (behind firewall)
    • Hosted aka Office 365/Sharepoint Online
    • Hybrid - mix of On-premises & Hosted
  • SharePoint 2013 won’t work on a client OS; needs Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1(x64 only) or Windows Server 2012(x64 only)
  • You have to explicitly load SharePoint Windows PowerShell snap-in from console or script
  • Sandboxed solutions retained for backward-compatibility; will work on on-premise and hosted modes
  • SharePoint-hosted apps will work on on-premise and hosted modes
  • Provider-hosted apps will work on on-premise and hosted modes
  • Farm solutions will only work in an on-premises deployment
  • Autohosted apps will only work in a hosted deployment
  • SharePoint Client-side Object Model, introduced in SharePoint 2010, has significantly expanded coverage
  • JavaScript, unlike other languages, can be used for all deployment types - farm solution, sandbox solution, App (SP-hosted), App (Provider/auto-hosted)
  • What you are building dicates the type of local development environment you need
  • SharePoint-hosted apps can be built with Office 365 Napa app. 
  • Napa is a slimmed down web-ified version of VS
  • It supports client-side code only and provides a markup view for ASPX pages. Code-behind is not allowed
  • All Office 365 developer sites have an unlimited license to the "Napa" app. It is available in the online SharePoint Store for free
  • Napa can open the app in a local instance of Visual Studio 2012 to take it to the next level.
  • Solutions, Provider-hosted/auto-hosted apps can be built with Visual Studio 2012 + Office + SharePoint tools
Also see: Free Pluralsight videos

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