• Key Skills & Concepts–Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert–Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This–Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
• Notes–Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Self Tests–Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge

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The data locked in your organization’s systems and databases is a precious—and sometimes untapped—resource. The SharePoint Business Data Catalog makes it easy to gather, analyze, and report on data from multiple sources, through SharePoint. Using standard web parts, an efficient management console, and a simple programming model, you can build sites, dashboards, and applications that maximize this business asset.

SharePoint 2007 Developer’s Guide to Business Data Catalog is a practical, example-rich guide to the features of the BDC and the techniques you need to build solutions for end users. The book starts with the basics—what the BDC is, what you can do with it, and how to pull together a BDC solution. With the fundamentals in hand, it explores the techniques and ideas you need to put BDC into use effectively in your organization.

Knowledge of SharePoint Server and WSS is required.

WHAT’S INSIDE

• The BDC Object Model
• How to build BDC applications
• BDC-driven search
• Integrating with Office, CRM, and InfoPath

About the Authors

Brett Lonsdale and Nick Swan are the founders of Lightning Tools, a UK-based SharePoint consulting company specializing in the SharePoint Business Data Catalog.

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The Model-View-Controller pattern is widely accepted as a best practice for UI development. With Microsoft’s first release of an MVC framework for ASP.NET development, web development on the .NET framework is both simplified and more flexible. ASP.NET MVC in Action is an advanced guide to developing long-lived applications with the ASP.NET MVC framework. It moves past simple introductions and dives deep into architectural techniques that lead to maintainable web applications with the MVC pattern.

ASP.NET MVC in Action lays a flexible foundation based on Domain-driven design, the S.O.L.I.D. principles, TDD, and interface-based development. With best-practices woven into every chapter, the authors present the new ASP.NET MVC framework in a manner that leads to more maintainable .NET web applications.

This book assumes that readers are already experienced with ASP.NET development and C#. Numerous popular open-source libraries, such as MvcContrib, are referenced throughout, and the book comes with the full source to CodeCampServer, a user group conference organizing application.

About the Author
All three authors are popular bloggers and Alt.Net developers. From Houston and Austin, TX, Jeffrey, Ben, and Jimmy are frequent user group and conference speakers. They are also committers to the open-source projects MvcContrib and CodeCampServer.

Jeffrey Palermo is the CTO of Headspring Systems in Austin, Texas. Jeffrey is an MCSD.NET, Microsoft Solutions Architect MVP, Agile Coach, Austin .Net User Group leader, and an INETA speaker. He is an ASP.NET expert and a co-founder of the MvcContrib project. His website, PartyWithPalermo.com was the first ASP.NET MVC application in production.

Ben Scheirman is a Principal Consultant with Sogeti in Houston, Texas. He studied computer science at the University of Houston and is a Certified ScrumMaster and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer. He enjoys speaking and blogging about Agile development topics in .NET.