There is very little now in 2013 for which you need SPservices [sic] from /r/sharepoint It wouldn’t surprise you to hear that my answer to this is “it depends”. SPServices is nice in that it works the same way across SharePoint versions from 2007-2013, which might be enough reason to use it. But there are…
I got lucky on the scheduling for SPTechCon Developer Days and did both of my sessions on the first day. So today I get to attend sessions and just learn, learn, learn! As is true of every conference the BZMedia folks put on, this one is well run and packed with excellent sessions. If you’d…
It’s been a busy few weeks in my life. First I was in London at the SharePoint Evolution Conference, then home for a week, then off to Microsoft Ignite in Chicago, then back home, and boom! I was heading out the back to put some burgers on the grill, I missed the second to the last…
Summary: When you move from SOAP to REST, you’ll want to understand the differences between XML and JSON as well. Modern Web developers are most likely to use JSON, and this is a great time to switch. Most auto mechanics understand that there are several different measurement systems – and therefore toolsets – that they…
Summary: You can improve your SPServices-based code today to prepare for converting to REST calls later. In this article, Marc introduces some new patterns for your JavaScript code to make SOAP calls easier to maintain and easier to move to REST when you decide it’s time. Remember that older car I drive? Well, over the…