This book is the best resource I've found for SharePoint development. It has 3 chapters dedicated to Web Part development for which I am grateful. Sometimes the turorials don't match up to the IDE but I have been able to figure out what I need to do.

It is apparent that this book was put out to market before it was truly ready, yet I am grateful that it exists imperfectly or I wouldn't have any good resource for developing with SharePoint.

The author provides a website to address erata including a forum which he responds to at times. The website has helped me get over some tutorial problems mentioned above.

The book is definitely worth the money; the examples have saved me considerable pain and frustration.

I read the reviews stating that the book has typos and bugs in the code. Any chance that there are updates, either on the web or updated copyies, before I purcahse the book? -Roger

When I get a book, especially a technical one, I generally go through the table of contents to get a high-level overview. When I did that with this book, it seemed comprehensive and well laid out. Unfortunately, as I actually began to read the book, two things made the going very rough. First, there are a huge number of annoying typos. And second, the author makes reference to things before explaining what they are. As a result, you find yourself flipping pages looking for explanatory material about what you have just read. Very quickly I just gave up. I passed this along to another fellow at work, a network technician, who will probably be able to make good use of it as a reference book. But for someone like myself, a developer looking for an introduction to WSS v3, this volume was disappointing. At the same time I bought this book, I also purchase Scot Hillier's book, "Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005". Scot's book starts with the business case, then proceeds nicely to the technical issues. I highly recommend Hillier's book to any developer looking for a good foundation in WSS v3.

This is a very good book, and it is better if you think it has been published after little days from the exit of wss v3.
It is good as a panoramic view of all the features of wss v3, but also as a mine of code and examples (with ideas and tracks to continue working on it...)

It covers many aspects of all the enviroment, perhaps the arguments are not discussed in depth but again, I think it is due to the fact it's been pubblished in very early stage.

Maybe it would cover better argumenta likes Site Definitions and developing of Web Services.

Its a great compilation of lots of tips, best practices, recomendations, and a lot of topics involved, realy nice job....get your copy today!

I agree with the other reviews here... this is a well thought out book and Todd definitely explains the technology well.

This book would have been perfect.. if I didnt get to the first big code example (page 205-209) and find so many bugs.. Work thru setting up this project and you will see what I mean. This has kind of scared me away from the rest of the coding examples in the book.. some other typos and such (isnt it a foreword????) that made me smile right off..

Bottom line - SPS 3.0 explained well, dont trust the coding examples.

Great book! Gets right to the point!! This book doesn't require you to go through it in order. Find the chapter you'd like to read and dive right into it!

We are currently implementing WSS 3.0 and we need to quickly learn any and everything about WSS 3.0. This book is absolutely a perfect fit for us. For those who were exposed to WSS 2.0 this book provides useful information regarding the differences between 2.0 and 3.0 so you can learn quickly.

The first few chapters are really "end users" friendly, so they can read through them and see the improvement provided in WSS 3.0. This book is truly audience friendly.

I'm to page 61 and am already impressed. After having seen Todd present at several events (which is an event in itself), I knew it would be thorough information and simply put.

As a full-time Notes developer, I have had limited experience with WSS. I had a few months to experiment with V2 a couple of years ago and not much else since then but reading to keep up with the latest. The book has been easy to follow for me.

This book makes complicated features/concepts simpler. Some highlights so far:
-Short code snippets about the object model, which is much easier to digest than a page of code.
-the explanations of WSS 3.0 authentication are enlightening and will enable me to understand and discuss it with people who know much more about it.
-the explanation of the Mobile Emulator setup was simple and concise.
-He doesn't blur the lines between WSS and MOSS!

It has been my experience to date that good information on WSS is scattered and, many times, much more information than I need. I want to read something that gives me an immediate understanding of the subject at hand, gives me what I NEED TO KNOW, I'll fill in the details later. This book brings it all together in a clear, concise manner.

Very good book. Todd has done a very good job of putting together content that, as many of us who have been working with WSS 3.0 for the last year know, is scattered all over the place in blogs and wikis.

Todd has a great advantage at being one of the "first" -- many of the other SharePoint books aren't due until much later this year. Quite an impressive feat.

Yes, there are a few typos, and probably a few errata will be released -- I don't care. He does a great job covering the new stuff and comparing it to the old stuff.

If you are TOTALLY new to SharePoint Development, you may wanna skip this one. However, if you are a hardcore MOSS developer and "gotta have the info", this is a great start. It pretty much covers almost every aspect of WSS 3.0 development. I have been working with MOSS 2007/WSS 3.0 for some time now, and I learned a lot from this book. This is NOT a depth book on WSS -- this is a breadth book. Combine this with the other content emerging (MSDN, blogs, wikis, etc.), and you have a real head start on ramping up on this great technology -- before it has been officially released!

This is an excellent book on the Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) IF:

Your boss has already told you to use WSS
You already know what WSS is supposed to do
You have some programming experience, especially in C#
You know about the .NET Framework
You have some basic knowledge of how the web works
You really want to know about WSS.

If you don't know what WSS is, the first sentence says that it 'is the ideal platform for the creation of reusable and modular websites for use in an intranet, extranet, or Internet scenario.' But I thought that same sentence would do for a book on Front Page or ASP.NET or a whole bunch of other technologies.

Summary, a good book for the developer, too advanced for the complete beginner. If you're a beginner I'd suggest that you start with SharePoint For Dummies then move to this book.

Todd's book is great! He has the uncanny ability to just give you exactly what you need to get started on the various topics. I love it
(I have ALWAYS liked books like this. Just give me enough to get me going. (Now, I do love reference books too, but I can always go online and get the additional references that I need). Go order your copy today!!

I recently got the opportunity to beta test SharePoint 2007 for a content migration and this book seems to address all my questions and concerns. Even though I am not a programmer, I can follow this book and understand the concepts and code. Actually, one of the better technical books I have read in a long while. Make sure to have a clean install of SharePoint 2007 up and running to follow along with the book examples. Since SharePoint 2007 saves pages, templates and documents in the database, it is good for a DBA to become familiar with how this functions. This book goes a long way to explain those details.

Oh, and it is all you can buy at the moment anyway!

I've been a SharePoint developer for several years now and am currently developing custom solutions for SharePoint V3. SharePoint V3 is a huge leap from the previous version. Developers need a resource to help get their hands around developing custom solutions. This book provides us a comprehensive resource for that purpose. The book that covers everything from Authentication and Authorization to Web Parts and Workflows. No SharePoint V3 developer should be without it!