MOSS + VS2008: New tools for MOSS Ninjas!

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I just realized that the SharePoint extensions for VS2008 have shipped. The official name is Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2008 Extensions, Version 1.2 Not sure how I missed this! You can find them HERE. The user guide is the same as the 1.1 toolset and can be found HERE. The package includes everything from the last toolset including project types for both C# and VB.NET. This package is still for the 32 bit version of VS 2008. I will keep my fingers crossed for a native 64 bit version in the future. Currently you can still develop on 32 bit and test/deploy on 64 bit environments as needed. There are plenty of places on line to find out more on the ins and outs of developing for MOSS 64 bit with the 32 bit toolset. Some of the features for this release are:

Visual Studio 2008 Project Templates

  • Web Part
  • Team Site Definition
  • Blank Site Definition
  • List Definition
  • Empty SharePoint Project

Visual Studio 2008 Item Templates (items that can be added into an existing project)

  • Web Part
  • Custom Field
  • List Definition (with optional Event Receiver)
  • Content Type (with optional Event Receiver
  • Module
  • List Instance
  • List Event Handler
  • Template

SharePoint Solution Generator

  • This stand-alone program generates a Site Definition project from an existing SharePoint site. The program enables developers to use the browser and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer to customize the content of their sites before creating code by using Visual Studio.

So go grab it, get your feet wet and let me know what you think...