Sharpen your SharePoint development skills with this complete and concrete guide to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. This book shows you how to develop real-world solutions with techniques for extending and customizing the SharePoint environment with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2010. You'll find numerous examples, mostly in C#, that exemplify best practices for SharePoint development.

Major topics include:

* Extending SharePoint 2010
* Developing workflows for SharePoint 2010
* Advanced Web Part development
* Security infrastructure
* SharePoint Object Model programming

You'll also learn how to work with Microsoft Silverlight® Web Parts, claims-based authentication, Business Connectivity Services, and more. It's the pragmatic, everyday reference that every SharePoint developer needs.