Sample: Identity and Access Strategies for SharePoint Server 2007

Learn how Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007 use membership and role providers and how to automatically configure providers into SharePoint Server so it can manage the configuration settings.

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Sample: Identity and Access Strategies for SharePoint Server 2007

Best Practices: Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model (Update)

Learn how to make the SharePoint object model work efficiently, and how to apply general programming techniques (such as caching and threading) to the SharePoint platform.

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Best Practices: Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model (Update)