Title : SharePoint 2013 – Planet of the Apps 2.0

Author : Sahil Malik

Summary :
SharePoint 2013 comes with a new development model, based on Apps. This book goes through the different kind of Apps, giving examples of each of them, explaining what Apps are and building the next examples on top of the previous App. It is an introductory book and it is not intended to be an in-depth one, going in all the details of Apps development. This is understandable looking at the topic and how vast it is.

Book Review :
The very good thing is that the book is written in such a way that you read it fast. It is not a 600 pages paving stone and to give an overview of SharePoint 2013 Apps, it is perfect. It starts with a really simple App, a SharePoint hosted, and going further, adds complexities and ends with Server-to-Server type of App, talking about permissions, Azure ACS and many aspects that a developer starting putting his hands in Apps development should know. That said, as some subjects are complex, some parts of the book should be read carefully and some time should be spent to really understand some notions before going forward to the next example or chapter. Additionally, the writing style is nice and Sahil uses a good humor to help digesting some topics.

For me, this is the book to start with (well, at the same time, I haven’t read many of Apps development book so far; it is coming…), giving the first steps to develop SharePoint 2013 Apps. It is short and long enough to get a nice understanding, and finally, it is fun. And remember, “Hash is legal in Amsterdam (almost)??? (ref. to the first version of the book).