One of the most common methods for creating a user interface in both ASP.NET and SharePoint is to create web parts. Web parts are mini-applications that run inside part of a page, as opposed to regular web applications, which run on a full page.
If you have already used SharePoint, you have also used web parts. For example, the announcement list on the front page of a Team Site is a web part, as is the SharePoint logo on the right side of the front page.
In Chapter 5 of Beginning SharePoint Development, I’ll walk you through creating a web part, using WSPBuilder, and explain the basics of how web part development works. One of the videos included in the issue shows you the creation process as well.
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