SharePoint ‘Customization’ vs. ‘Development’, aka ‘Is It Code?’

One of the great things about being on the faculty at the USPJ Academy is getting to engage in the type of discussions that I recall as being so rewarding in my academic career.  There’s no immediate business crisis at hand, just a bunch of motivated, interested people kicking around ideas to see what makes…

Collaborating on Building SharePoint Solutions

Bjørn Furuknap, never the shrinking wallflower, posted an article today about SharePoint Configuration vs. Development. One of the things that always seems to be missing is the bridge between the two approaches.  I’ve lived on both sides of the wall, and as long as there’s a wall, things fail.  SharePoint is a collaboration platform, yet…

Customization of Everything SharePoint…

This post is based on another interesting question which I answered over in the MSDN SharePoint – Design and Customization forum.  Here’s the question from SLF05: …basically, the concept of customized vs. un-customized [object within SharePoint] isn’t 100% clear. When it comes to chrome/layout/CSS type files, it’s best to keep [things] un-customized for various reasons…