SharePoint Development Environments and Tools



SharePoint Development Environments and ToolsThe following is an outline of how each development environment will be provisioned and managed as well as the developer tools that are recommended for working with SharePoint.Development Environment ManagementThere are a few basic things that need to be outlined. I have created these bullet points to help get documentation started.Virtual Machine ManagementStandard VM Hosting StrategyStandard VM Image(s)Plan for Patching and Upgrading Standard Image(s)A resource to get you started… Source ControlThere are multiple options for managing source control for SharePoint. You should select and document the right approach for you here.Recommended Developer ToolsWhat follows are the tools that have been recommended for developers that should be included on each development virtual machine.Visual Studio 2012Microsoft SharePoint Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 (via Web Platform Installer)Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 – Preview 2 (as of Jan 9th, 2013)SharePoint Designer 2013SharePoint 2013 Preview SDK SPDisposeCheck Manager 2013 SharePoint Administration Toolkit (Especially SharePoint Diagnostic Studio) A Decompiler(A free one like and or a purchasable one like: )Fiddler Browser Tools (Developer Toolbars/DOM Explorers) Internet Explorer – F12 Key (Built in IE8+)Chrome – F12 Key or - Deployment ProcessesTypically we keep most of this information separated in another document. However often there are minor references we make here as to how integrated development environments function or how development teams should work together.Check deployment standards here for the file we would reference.SharePoint 2013 Developer TrainingFor those who are getting started with SharePoint 2013 Development the following may be a useful resource: ................
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