Essentials for .NET Developers

If you are a .NET developer curious about what is SharePoint and want to get started with SharePoint development, you should check out The SharePoint Developer Introduction for .NET Developers resource set announced today at Tech Ed. This is a new set of webcasts, virtual labs, screencasts, presentations, demos, white papers, hands on labs, and resources that show you how to build enterprise solutions using different SharePoint components such as:

• Web Parts
• Data Lists
• Event Handlers
• Workflow
• Silverlight
• Page Navigation
• Page Branding
• Web Services
• Custom Content Types
• User Management

You should take a look at the The SharePoint Developer Introduction for .NET Developers Web site to find pointers to learning resources for all of the components listed previously. You should also check out Paul Andrew's blog post about the new set of SharePoint Developer Webcasts that provide introductory SharePoint developer topics for .NET developers.
Also, if you want to learn more about the big picture, see a roadmap, and get an overview of SharePoint Products and Technologies, you should read Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies for the Professional .NET Developer. This  is an MSDN article that explores the extensible solution platform of SharePoint Products and Technologies and opportunities for its use in .NET development. It shows how developers experienced with the .NET Framework can take advantage of the built-in features and capabilities offered by SharePoint Products and Technologies to expand their existing knowledge, and build enterprise-scale Web-based solutions to reach the growing SharePoint audience.

Paul and I wrote this article together hoping it could help you to learn more and get started with SharePoint development. We hope you enjoy this paper and all the different SharePoint for .NET developers learning resources announced today.