Category Archives: web parts
Return of SmartPart V1.3 released
Yesterday Jan Tielens released a new version of his famous SmartPart to the community. It is now at version 1.3 and here’s the changelog:
- Added a setup wizard to install the Return of SmartPart.
- Added sample user controls (including connectable user controls and AJAX user controls).
- Added localization support for ASP.NET AJAX user controls.
- Various minor bug fixes.
- Nice 2-minute screencast on how to deploy and test the SmartPart.
- 64 bit version available.
Great work, Jan! I also like the fact you’ve used Lars Fastrup‘s SharePoint Solution Installer for deploying SmartPart.
Cool e-book: The Web Part Infrastructure Uncovered
A while ago I did some proofreading for Teun Duynstee‘s e-book The Web Part Infrastructure Uncovered. I found it a very good read. In fact I think it is one of the most thorough books available on the subject, even though it only has 135 pages. This e-book has been available for some months now, but since I just recently started blogging I thought I might spend a blog entry to it. With SharePoint 2007 now using the .NET Framework 2.0 Web Part technology as one of its core technologies, knowledge about this framework has become more and more important.
Teun sells his book online through Lulu.com. The price is €14.00 (ca. $17) for the printed book (+ shipping & handling) or €9.00 for the downloaded PDF (ca. $11) which is peanuts considering the book’s useful content.
I recommend this e-book to every .NET developer that’s working with or interested in Web Parts. You can check out some sample chapters here and here.
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