why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

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why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

posted @ Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:57 AM | 6 Comments

two words (separated by a dot): default.master

having worked with sharepoint technologies since "v1" (dare i call it alpha?), those could appreciate the likes of using such rich development tools like notepad to modify themes and templates. i mean, who needs designers and other productivity greatness like color coding, intellisense, previews, etc. after all, they only save time...

as a long time fan of web development and lover of all things asp.net, i was so happy to learn early on that sharepoint v3 (i much prefer that than MOSS) was going to be built on asp.net. don't get me wrong, the sharepoint teams were able to accomplish great things with their platforms, but it just didn't lend itself to the developer used to tools like asp.net, visual studio, etc.

i also was always scratching my head on why more teams didn't leverage existing microsoft technologies to make their products more seamless...but after getting in at microsoft, i understood the big beast a bit more.

regardless, sharepoint v3 introduces asp.net as the base for the site templates. i can now use the tool (sharepoint designer) and modify the master page rather than some funky CAML that i'm not familiar with as an asp.net developer. my experience with the designer has been great -- i haven't been doing anything advanced really, but the familiarity of master pages and controls, and all that goodness brings a geeky smile to my face.

if you haven't checked it out and shrugged off sharepoint in the past because you felt it was a second class web platform...take another look...it's awesome. not to mention workflow, rss, wiki, etc. all built on the platform as well! think of the extensible possibilities!

tags: sharepoint, moss, office system, aspnet, asp.net, master pages, visual studio

Comments

Mike

9/14/2006 10:09 AM | # re: why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

Hey there, Tim. First time checking out the blog. You've got some good stuff here!

The reason I came wandering into the neighborhood was because MS posted a link to a sharepoint (2003) RSS Feed Reader web part that lead me to: http://www.timheuer.com/downloads/RssFeedReaderSetup.msi

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything there :( I'd LOVE a copy of the web part (and, if possible, directions on installing/using it) as I'm a big RSS fan and I'd like to showcase it's abilities.

Could you email me (at your convenience, of course) with information on how I could obtain the web part?

Thanks!
Email address: hat_trick_96 at yahoo dot com

Thanks again!
Mike
MikeWalshHelsinki

9/14/2006 9:35 PM | # re: why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

> "sharepoint v3 (i much prefer that than MOSS)"

As someone who is still trying to do newsgroup support, I *hate* SharePoint v3" !

The problem is that it could mean either of the two 2007 SharePoint products which have different amounts of functionality.

So saying "I am running MOSS 2007" or "I am running WSSv3" is much preferable to your "I am running SharePoint v3".

Mike
timheuer

9/15/2006 8:04 AM | # re: why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

mike: feedreader can be found at http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=FeedReader

i am trying to get the link updated.
Dave Dixon

12/6/2006 11:34 AM | # Wiki + Firefox

We're looking at Sharepoint v3 for a number of different applications. It's a great product overall, but do you know what might be the deal breaker for us? No rich-text editing in the wiki in Firefox. That is very, very weak - any idea if this going to be fixed? Like, soon? :)
Edward

8/6/2008 1:51 PM | # re: why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

Sharepoint Designer sucks, and unfortunately this is the only tool to work with sharepoint, so that makes sharepoint suck as well.
Jason

8/12/2009 3:22 PM | # re: why sharepoint 2007 makes me happy

I second that sharepoint designer sucks, in fact it sucks so bad they are no longer selling it but instead giving it away. I too have been working with SharePoint since its early existence and I can vouch for one thing, MS SPS/WSS/MOSS gets you 90% where you want to go then fucks you ass backwards...without lube....with a big ole sharepoint designer dick. God save anyones sould from the deep depths of custom site migration hell of sharepoint.