SharePoint 2013: CSOM vs. REST ... My Preference and Why
Earlier this week I watched a dialog progress between a few people: which client-side API they prefer in SharePoint 2013. In this post, I share my opinion.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Articles
Here you'll find articles & other useful resources. Enjoy!
Previous Articles
SharePoint Hosted Apps in SP2013 as Single Page Apps
In this article, I share additional thoughts from my recent sessions about workflow development and SharePoint Hosted apps at SharePoint Evolutions.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Using Tasks in SharePoint 2013 Workflows with Visual Studio
Learn how to create custom tasks in SharePoint 2013 workflows using Visual Studio 2012 with this helpful demonstration.
Friday, April 12, 2013
SharePoint 2013 Workflow - Create Custom Task Outcomes
In this article, learn how to bypass the SharePoint 2013 workflow engine bug and create custom task outcome buttons with my workaround and tips.
Friday, April 12, 2013
My Thoughts: InfoPath 2013 & the Future of InfoPath
In this article, I share my thoughts on the history of InfoPath 2013 as a forms solution for Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
New SharePoint 2013 Workflow Development Updates and Tips
Grace Kochavi shares SharePoint 2013 workflow updates, tips for creating workflows with Office Developer Tools, and essential undocumented publishing step.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
SharePoint 2013 Deployment Options & License Types Explained
The post discusses an easier way to understand the feature matrix for SharePoint 2013 deployment options and license types.
Friday, January 11, 2013
How To: Filtering Lookup Fields in SharePoint REST API
SharePoint REST API can’t filter lookup field by name of the item. Lookup field returns object ID only. Here’s how to filter by lookup ID
Thursday, January 10, 2013
SharePoint 2013 and Office 365: Feature Comparison
The article provides a link to a page listing all features of SharePoint 2013 and its various flavors, including Office 365 versions
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Get User Login Name in SharePoint 2013 Workflows with JSON
Learn the changes in SharePoint 2013 workflow development that requires using JavaScript to capture & submit form values, opening up new possibilities.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Creating Custom Forms for SharePoint 2013 Workflows
Reflecting on my experience building workflows in previous versions of SharePoint, specifically the pain of building them in Visual Studio.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
SharePoint 2013 RTM Developer Tools Face Debugging Issue
Despite the convenience of building apps, SharePoint 2013 RTMs developer tools have debugging issues for local sites.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
SharePoint 2013 RTM Developer Tools Face Debugging Issue
Despite the convenience of building apps, SharePoint 2013 RTMs developer tools have debugging issues for local sites.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Time-Saving PowerShell Script for SharePoint 2013 Certs
As a SharePoint dev, I share my time-saving PowerShell script for registering self-signed certificates. Learn how to speed SharePoint 2013 on-prem app dev.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Time-Saving PowerShell Script for SharePoint 2013 Certs
As a SharePoint dev, I share my time-saving PowerShell script for registering self-signed certificates. Learn how to speed SharePoint 2013 on-prem app dev.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Script to Help with SharePoint 2013 Workflow Debugging
I explain debugging workflows in SharePoint 2013 using Fiddler and recommend recycling SharePoint services after closing Fiddler to avoid issues.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Troubleshoot & publish workflows in SharePoint 2013 Beta 2
I recently ran into a weird issue with workflows in my SharePoint 2013 Beta 2 environment. In this article, learn what the issue & resolution was.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Register SharePoint 2013 High-Trust Apps Using S2S Easily
I successfully set up a provider-hosted app for SharePoint 2013 on-premises with the help of an informative MSDN article.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
MSDN Published More of my SharePoint 2013 Code Samples
MSDN shared numerous SharePoint 2013 code samples, including one on creating a workflow in Visual Studio 2012 that calls an external web service.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
SharePoint 2010 MetaNav for WCM sites - How to Implement It
In this post, I explain what you have to build in order to implement a MetaNav in your SharePoint 2010 (SP2010) Publishing site.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Understand the Virtues of MetaNav in SP2010 Publishing Sites
In this post, I explain the virtues of implementing a MetaNav: the idea of using taxonomies provided by the Managed Metadata Service (MMS) in SharePoint Server.
Monday, July 30, 2012
SharePoint 2010 metadata-based navigation - Series Overview
The series explains how to use Managed Metadata Service (MMS) in SharePoint 2010 Publishing sites for navigation with metadata-based approach
Monday, July 30, 2012
Install Windows Azure Workflow Beta 1 for SharePoint 2013
Installing the Azure Workflow Beta 1 for SharePoint 2013 Beta 2/Preview?. I’ve got some helpful tips and additional steps you should follow.
Friday, July 27, 2012
SharePoint 2013 Workflow - advanced workflow debugging with Fiddler
This post builds off my previous post about what’s new with workflow in SharePoint Server 2013. In this post, learn how to debug workflows using Fiddler.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012