Here im posting some Brief points from Sharepoint 2010 That I learn from Microsoft Virtual Techdays yesterday.
1) Introduction to SharePoint 2010 :
1) Introduction to SharePoint 2010 :
a) In Introduction they have explained about the base Architecture of the Sharepoint 2010 and what changes have been made in 2010 from 2007.
b) This even concentrated on how to get data from sharepoint to the other applications using REST client services.
c) REST Services in Sharepoint has been established as WCF service. They named it as listdata.svc. This located under _vti_bin folder.
d) Also Explained about Sandbox solutions and the difference between sandbox and Farm Solutions.
2) Sharepoint 2010 and custom workflows :
2) Sharepoint 2010 and custom workflows :
a) In this section they explained about Different types of work flows available in Sharepoint 2010.
b) Previously there are three ways to create workflows, They are using Browser Based, Designer based and VS Based.
c) Now we can even use Visio 2010 to create workflows. An example has been shown to create workflows using visio.
d) Selecting tool to create workflow will be based on the business it is going to approch.
3) Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010:
a) Business Data Catalog in Sharepoint 2007 is now Enhanced as Business Connectivity Services in Sharepoint 2010.
b) This is responsible for all Data operations including Search in Sharepoint 2010.
c) Search Service uses a new Query Language called FQL to retrieve the data.
d) There are two Key areas BCS. They are Presentation, Connectivity. For presentation there are meny webparts are provided according to the Requirement. And for connectivity there are different driver to connect Other databases and WCF communication with other applications.
4) SharePoint 2010 and Silverlight:
a) The rich interface of Sharepoint 2010 is because of Silverlight. Every thing include popups are developed using silverlight in Sharepoint 2010.
b) We can create a silverlight applications and we can Deploy that wsp to sharepoint to use those xaml files as webparts in sharepoint.
c) We can even Connect Data in Sharepoint with Silverlight applications. An example has been provided this.
Here are some URLS to learn Sharepoint 2010 form Basic to Advanced level.
All the videos and Slides of this Sessions are uploaded to the techdays site. We can refer them when ever we want.
