tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post3237370756435164603..comments2023-04-03T17:26:08.900+02:00Comments on That O365 Guru from Cape Town (#NadirKamdar): Why there is a shortage of SharePoint expertsNadir Kamdarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207419823364019378noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-27429403190897740992013-04-11T08:55:09.082+02:002013-04-11T08:55:09.082+02:00It is difficult to convey to employers the vast am...It is difficult to convey to employers the vast amount of knowledge one must acquire to be proficient in SharePoint. LewisTaylorhttp://lewistaylorblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/what-are-some-of-the-ways-for-you-to-become-a-sharepoint-expert/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-14658176897949609872013-03-01T09:56:45.421+02:002013-03-01T09:56:45.421+02:00They discover it limiting and unique to cope with....They discover it limiting and unique to cope with. To your factor about studying the SharePoint item, I have discovered that .Net designers do not always recommend the best SharePoint alternatives.Oliver Houstonhttp://grantfrench.webstarts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-89735367320732486802010-12-23T23:13:34.950+02:002010-12-23T23:13:34.950+02:00Hi Nadir!
Great article. :) All I can say thank G...Hi Nadir!<br /><br />Great article. :) All I can say thank God for .NET developers trying to develop on SharePoint.. this actually creates interesting amount of business for us SharePoint troubleshooters :)<br /><br />Eventually customer will learn/mature in the way how do they select the SP devs. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BorisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-55106621849795442282010-12-22T07:13:21.814+02:002010-12-22T07:13:21.814+02:00Its a great article, firmly explains the need of d...Its a great article, firmly explains the need of developer skills to improve out of the box and have to look SP as a product rather than traditional framework.Rajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-72018993842071825552010-10-04T14:31:13.848+02:002010-10-04T14:31:13.848+02:00Fair enough, I agree absolutely that a lot of the ...Fair enough, I agree absolutely that a lot of the thinking in SharePoint is different from "normal" .NET development.<br /><br />So, how do you get SharePoint developers? <br /><br />I think that SharePoint Designer is a great tool (despite its FrontPage heritage). I also feel that non-developers can be trained in SharePoint Designer, but that some development skill or background is probably needed.Mike Atkinshttp://www.itrend.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-64673552716720488212010-10-01T02:01:09.023+02:002010-10-01T02:01:09.023+02:00Nice post, although its a lot of words to basicall...Nice post, although its a lot of words to basically say that SharePoint is a hybrid skill set for a packaged product that has a different set of tools than other web dev.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-12396459853239277622010-09-30T23:24:55.503+02:002010-09-30T23:24:55.503+02:00This article is only true if you approach SharePoi...This article is only true if you approach SharePoint as a *product* which is not always the correct approach. Instead, look at it as a productivity framework on top of ASP.NET and *all* of the issues in this posting go away and the real power of SharePoint as a platform become evident. This is how asp.net devs should approach SharePoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-16809547544365169842010-09-30T20:43:18.230+03:002010-09-30T20:43:18.230+03:00Just to add my $0.02, another factor is the cost o...Just to add my $0.02, another factor is the cost of a SharePoint developer vs. a traditional .NET developer.<br /><br />Typically SharePoint developers have .NET as a grounding so invariably they will cost more to hire.<br /><br />Hence, companies often hire .NET people only to find that they don't get on so well in the SharePoint space.Benjamin Athaweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835244206910059172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-29953362659369945412010-09-30T16:43:19.198+03:002010-09-30T16:43:19.198+03:00A SharePoint Expert needs to be an expert in how b...A SharePoint Expert needs to be an expert in how business works, how people access systems not in coding. Nadir is completely right: if you're modifying SharePoint too much then it is not the right solution.<br /><br />You don't want a developer - you want an expert who understands business and what SharePoint is capable of, and they are hard to come by - ask ERP companies trying to hire ERP consultants.Andrew Twigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318326663988832712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-50299980743653468922010-09-21T17:52:15.105+03:002010-09-21T17:52:15.105+03:00I just want to add a point that is not mentioned i...I just want to add a point that is not mentioned in this article. If more that 20% of your SharePoint Solution is Custom (as in NOT OOTB) - chances are - SharePoint was the wrong solution - and you may have created an environement that is not using the SharePoint features properly and is difficult to maintain.Nadir Kamdarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207419823364019378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-11796698858658321552010-09-21T17:43:12.370+03:002010-09-21T17:43:12.370+03:00A well articulated post. I can add a couple of poi...A well articulated post. I can add a couple of points based on my experience as a Sr. Consultant PM/BA who has delivered custom MOSS 2007 solutions for a number of clients. I have noticed that when .Net developers get brought in to extend a SharePoint solution, I they are often frustrated by having to build on a product that constrains their options and whose object model does not always deliver as expected. Few ASP.Net developers really like working in the SharePoint custom solution space. They find it confining and quirky to deal with. To your point about learning the SharePoint product, I have found that .Net developers do not always suggest the best SharePoint solutions. They can tend to see requirements as nails to be smacked with a .Net coding skills hammer. This can sometimes lead to a custom solutions when OOB functionality could have met the need with a user acceptable variation in the implementation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144873875067875343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-87344758126911972642010-09-08T10:24:22.625+02:002010-09-08T10:24:22.625+02:00Nice Post, now we only need "Business" a...Nice Post, now we only need "Business" and the person who signs the cheques to accept this.JacoRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-34000658853139108172010-08-20T08:13:06.177+02:002010-08-20T08:13:06.177+02:00Really a well written blog on SharePointReally a well written blog on SharePointSahil Kaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484730644662111837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-28176199758454088362010-08-19T20:15:48.149+02:002010-08-19T20:15:48.149+02:00true... and the best part is that you have depicte...true... and the best part is that you have depicted and written it very nicely. Being a SharePoint admin, I am going through these situations.... nice post.Amol G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08755577107802762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36339128.post-52408249876891503852010-08-17T17:36:19.597+02:002010-08-17T17:36:19.597+02:00Useful one, clearly depicts the current trendUseful one, clearly depicts the current trendRajesh Sitaramanhttp://rjesh.comnoreply@blogger.com