SharePoint Developer Resources

This is an ever-expanding collection of useful resources and links for SharePoint developers. If you come across a tool or resource that you would like to see added to this list, please feel free to drop me a line.

SharePoint MVPs and SharePoint Developer Blogs

Andrew Connell - Specializes in Web Content Management.
Heather Solomon - Specializes in SharePoint Branding and Web Design
Ted Pattison - SharePoint Training for Developers and Administrators
Scot Hillier - Specialist in Workflow and SharePoint Development
Dustin Miller - Founder of SharePoint University
Todd Baginski - Co-author of BDC Meta-Man
Nick Swan - Co-author of BDC Meta-Man
Shane Young - Specializes in SharePoint Administration
Adam Buenz - SharePoint security expert
Eli Robillard - Co-author of Professional SharePoint 2007 Development
Stacy Draper - Independent SharePoint Consultant
Robert Bogue - Specializes in SharePoint Workflow
Jason Medero - SharePoint MVP: OCS, RMS, InfoPath and Office

Links to SharePoint 2007 Product Sites

SharePoint Server 2007 SDK: Software Development Kit - The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK contains conceptual overviews, “How Do I…?” programming tasks, developer tools, code samples, references, and an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) starter kit to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Software Development Kit (SDK) - The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 software development kit (SDK) contains conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
SharePoint Community Portal - Master portal for all things SharePoint.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 download site.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Product Home Page

Visual Studio Tools and Addins for SharePoint

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions, Version 1.1 - Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator. Please also download the User Guide and Samples listed in Related Resources.
VS 2005 extensions for .NET 3.0 (WWF) -

Miscellaneous Office Developer Links

InfoPath 2007 Developer Reference (Script) - This reference contains conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutions based on InfoPath written using script.
Live Writer SDK -
SmartDoc SDK -
Smart Tag SDK -
Visio SDK -
Office Schemas -
Add-In Express (VSTO) -
InfoPath 2007 Developer Reference (.NET) - This documentation provides overviews, programming tasks, samples, and class library reference information to guide you in developing solutions based on InfoPath.
Office Forms Server 2007 SDK - Use this reference to enable InfoPath form templates designed in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 to be published as ASP.NET Web applications that provide a similar experience to filling out a form in the InfoPath client.
InfoPath 2007 Managed Object Model Poster - Visually describes the features of the InfoPath 2007 object model.
Office Developer Center - Start here to find tools and resources for office development. The Microsoft Office System delivers a powerful collection of integrated programs, servers, services, tools, and technologies that can help developers build Office Business Applications.
Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map - The Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that helps developers visualize the different programs, servers, services, and tools that will help them build solutions. It allows them to drill down to each product and technology and learn about new features, objects, Web services, namespaces, and schemas required to extend Microsoft Office and build custom Office Business Applications (OBAs).

Tools and Resources for Virtualization

VMDK to VHD Converter - Converts VMWare images and appliances into Virtual Server and Virtual PC.

Miscellaneous SharePoint Developer Tools

SPTraceView - Analyses in real time the ULS trace messages coming from all MOSS components and can notify you using a balloon-style tray bar messages when something happens.
SharePoint 2007 Features - This is a project for SharePoint 2007 Features. Features add new functionality to a SharePoint 2007 farm, site collection, or site. This project will create Features to address deficiencies in SharePoint 2007 or add new capabilities.
SharePoint Custom Action Identifiers - A sortable table of the default custom action identifiers. Use this list when creating SharePoint features that need to hide default actions in the SharePoint UI.
SharePoint 3.0 Field Definitions - A sortable table of default field definitions, including CAML declarations. Use this page when writing raw CAML to create content types in Visual Studio.