SharePoint 2010 Benefits for Developers

Software developers can use the SharePoint 2010 developer platform to build business collaboration applications for the enterprise and the Web, all with familiar tools and a rich set of interoperable, out-of-box features. SharePoint 2010 includes extensible framework features and tools for building applications, including Microsoft Silverlight Web Parts and Client APIs, LINQ to SharePoint, Business Connectivity Services (BCS), Sandboxed Solutions, and new SharePoint List data relationships. Developers can more efficiently build SharePoint solutions with Visual Studio 2010, Team Foundation Server 2010, and the new SharePoint Designer 2010.

Developer Productivity

Software developers can increase productivity with Visual Studio 2010 and the new SharePoint Designer 2010. SharePoint 2010 can be installed on Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Vista for development purposes. With SharePoint 2010, software developers get a rich set of resources, including SDK documentation and product features such as the developer dashboard page.

Rich Platform Services

SharePoint 2010 provides new features for building business collaboration applications, including Silverlight hosting for user interfaces, LINQ to SharePoint, Client Object Model, BCS, data relationships, and large list scalability. Using BCS, developers now can integrate line-of-business data in SharePoint and Office Client solutions easily and with read/write capability.

Flexible Deployment

Developers can build Sandboxed Solutions to be deployed on-premises or online, with built-in API limits and resource governance for administrators. In SharePoint 2010, new Sandboxed Solutions can be deployed to a corporate intranet or to a shared hosting environment, such as SharePoint Online.

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