Visual Studio 2012 or 2010 for SharePoint 2010 Development?

Written by Keith Tuomi. Posted in Apps for Office, Apps for SharePoint, Development, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2012

A recurring question that has come up is regarding which version & flavour of Visual Studio can and should be used for SharePoint- we are at a point where SP 2013 is coming on strong but many, many clients are going to be locked into SP 2010 for a while yet. Obviously an investment in software like Visual Studio should be made with the best balance of future-proofing and low cost possible. This post seeks to offer some advice on that.

Can the new Workflow engine be installed on a SharePoint Server?

Written by Keith Tuomi. Posted in Workflow Manager

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Before considering server deployment targets, it’s important to understand the new workflow architecture in SP 2013. A new option exists when you build a workflow for SharePoint Server 2013. This option is called Platform Type. The figure shows the Platform Type option when you are creating a new workflow by using SharePoint Designer 2013.

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