Friday, April 3, 2009

Understanding how SharePoint works : Customized vs Uncustomized Files

For developers getting into the world of SharePoint development, it can be daunting at first. I've always felt the best way to get around this was to simplify the product; make SharePoint easier to understand and not this big blue monster.

A big piece of this is understanding how the file system works in SharePoint sites. Armed with this knowledge, it makes it much easier to understand errors and issues you may run into with your custom components. To this effect, I recently saw an article published on MSDN that explains the concept of customized and uncustomized files which also covers the virtualized SharePoint file system:

» Understanding and Creating Customized and Uncustomized Files in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
I hope everyone finds this post valuable.

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