Good articles for Sharepoint Web Part creation?

Question

Does anyone know of any good basic articles for creating Sharepoint Web Parts.

I have found a couple, but most of them jumped in a little quick.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can try:

• SharePoint developer portal
• SharePoint forums @ MSDN
• Codeplex to look at others code

Answer 2

It's pretty much the same as ASP.NET 2.0 web parts. If you're having trouble getting started, you can check out the ASP.Net 2.0 tutorials.

There's also a way to load UserControls into your webpart, so your usercontrol does the heavy lifting and the webpart is just a wrapper to play nice with Sharepoint.

LoadControl vs SmartPart

Answer 3

MSDN: Developing Web Parts in Windows SharePoint Services

Write Custom WebParts for SharePoint 2007

Writing Custom Web Parts for SharePoint 2007

Answer 4

For once, I can absolutely say that microsoft has done a good job at this. It is like they grabbed a student from a CS technical writing class and had them write a step by step so that us average folks understand it. Walkthrough: Creating a Basic SharePoint Web Part: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms452873.aspx

Edit: I need to quit posting after having a few drinks :)

Answer 5

Thanks everyone for your helpful links. I really appreciate the help.