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6/14/2010 2:01 PM 

I've recently embarked on WSS/MOSS webpart development.  This process can be likened to scaling Mount Everest with a near vertical learning curve.  Like most .NET tools, webpart development can be achieved in several ways.  The most esoteric and ominous route is to simply create a new webpart in your Visual Studio solution.  The hard-core coders reading this will like this approach as there's no drag-and-drop design technique like we have in ASP.NET webforms.  However, I've learned that ASP.NET custom controls can be used in a webpart.  Be careful to follow your favorite search engine hits for steps to Ajaxify webparts, as it's not as simple as one would hope.  My advice is to go the custom control route if you cut your teeth on ASP.NET webforms, I felt right at home.  However, if you're more of an MVC developer, the direct, code-intensive webpart development may be up your alley.  The choice is yours!!

Visual Studio 2010 has been released and I just downloaded/installed it on one of my systems yesterday.  I'm not ready just yet to let go of VS 2008, but I am excited to hear that LINQ to Entities in .NET 4.0 has been enhanced.  Can anyone say Woo Hoo for calling stored procedures from L2E? 

Happy Coding!

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