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Chapter 1
Understanding the
SharePoint Hype
In This Chapter
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Understanding what the big deal is about SharePoint
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Exploring the benefits of SharePoint development
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Discovering the pieces that go into the SharePoint stack
I had one simple idea about telling friends about arts and technology events.
People in the community suggested everything else to us, and that’s our
theme. We’re really run by the people who use the site. We just run the
infrastructure, and help out with problems.
People in the community suggested everything else to us, and that’s our
theme. We’re really run by the people who use the site. We just run the
infrastructure, and help out with problems.
— Craig Newmark (founder, Craigslist.org)
E
ven though SharePoint implementations are way more common now
than they used to be, I’m constantly amazed at how many nontechnical
than they used to be, I’m constantly amazed at how many nontechnical
folks have heard about or used SharePoint. As a consultant and author, I’m
constantly meeting new people from different walks of life. When the con-
versation gets around to what it is we do for a living — and I mention that I
am a SharePoint consultant — the typical response is usually along the lines
of, “Oh SharePoint! We use that at my work.” Or “Oh yes, I use SharePoint
at work. Can you help me with this thing it’s been doing?” Or “I have heard
of SharePoint. A friend of mine uses it.” On the one hand, it’s reassuring to
know that SharePoint is so pervasive that even people who are as far as pos-
sible from a techie mindset still use it in some fashion. On the other hand, I’m
always amazed about what people think SharePoint is. I’ve heard it described
as a Web site, a way to send documents, and almost everything else high-tech
(except maybe a death ray).
constantly meeting new people from different walks of life. When the con-
versation gets around to what it is we do for a living — and I mention that I
am a SharePoint consultant — the typical response is usually along the lines
of, “Oh SharePoint! We use that at my work.” Or “Oh yes, I use SharePoint
at work. Can you help me with this thing it’s been doing?” Or “I have heard
of SharePoint. A friend of mine uses it.” On the one hand, it’s reassuring to
know that SharePoint is so pervasive that even people who are as far as pos-
sible from a techie mindset still use it in some fashion. On the other hand, I’m
always amazed about what people think SharePoint is. I’ve heard it described
as a Web site, a way to send documents, and almost everything else high-tech
(except maybe a death ray).
In this chapter, I give a brief history of SharePoint and explain exactly what
all the hype is about. Because SharePoint is as much a development platform
as it is a software product with many different pieces, I stitch those pieces
all the hype is about. Because SharePoint is as much a development platform
as it is a software product with many different pieces, I stitch those pieces
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