A complete revision to a popular SharePoint developer's resource Fully updated for SharePoint 2013, this book is an ideal starting place for SharePoint development. Covering all the major topics that a new developer needs to know in order to get started, this resource contains 100 percent new content and addresses the major overhaul to the SharePoint 2013 platform. The team of authors, led by Microsoft's Steve Fox, presents you with a detailed overview that helps you establish a starting point for development. They then walk you through ways to advance your knowledge so that you leverage the new SharePoint 2013 features to build custom solutions. Addresses developing managed or unmanaged applications Provides an overview of Windows Azure for SharePoint Looks at common developer tasks in SharePoint 2013 Gets you started with building, packaging, and deploying SharePoint 2013 applications Highlights essential points of security in SharePoint 2013 Touching on everything from developing applications using Office services to development workflow applications, Beginning SharePoint 2013 Development covers everything you need to know to start confidently working with the platform today.

Steve Fox就职于微软企业咨询服务部门(MCS)并担任总监，拥有超过17年的IT经验，从自然语言处理到Office、SharePoint以及最近的Windows Azure开发均有涉猎。他目前关注于为企业应用云服务。

Donovan Follette就职于微软，担任高级技术布道师(Technical Evangelist)，拥有超过25年设计和构建企业业务应用的经验。他目前关注于帮助开发者理解和掌握Office 2013及Share Point 2013中全新的云端应用程序模型。

Chris Johnson是一位狂热的开发者和讲师，在Provoke Solutions公司担任总经理一职。该公司是微软的金牌合作伙伴，位于美国华盛顿州的西雅图，是全世界最知名并且广受欢迎的在线体验咨询公司之一。Provoke Solutions公司专注于基于SharePoint等微软技术的软件解决方案(公司网址为http://www.provokesolutions.com)。Chris Johnson于2011年11月离开微软公司，在此之前，他在微软工作了9年半的时间，并成为SharePoint产品组的高级技术产品经理，负责以SharePoint专业开发者为受众的市场推广活动。在2007年，Chris从微软新西兰公司来到位于华盛顿州雷蒙德市的微软公司总部，在技术开发团队从事SharePoint 2010版本的研发工作。在新西兰期间，他为亚太地区的客户提供关于规划和部署Content Management Server以及SharePoint的咨询建议。Chris拥有微软研发团队的工作背景，并且对一切技术都充满兴趣。作为讲师，他参加过全世界范围的诸多会议，例如TechEd、SharePoint Best Practices Conference、SharePoint Connections以及全球性的SharePoint Conference。Chris拥有计算机科学专业的学士学位，热爱跳伞。可以通过他的博客联系到他：www.looselytyped.net。