ASP.NET v2 Web Part Development and SharePoint Web Part Development
If you are a .NET developer and considering jumping into Web Part development, then you should check out these 2 articles by Sahil Malik published on CoDe Magazine. This is a skill that is directly transferable to SharePoint custom development. In fact, if you read a previous blog then you know they can be one and the same. Come on, don't be scurrred, jump on.....
ASP.NET Web Part Infrastructure
ASP.NET Web Part Infrastructure and SharePoint 2007
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