SharePoint web part development: resources you should read

When you dive into web part development for SharePoint 2003 and need some reading on the topic, have at least a look at the following articles:

• 60 minute lab on web part development: http://www.sharepointcustomization.com/resources/tutorials/LAB%20DEV-2%20Creating%20Web%20Parts%20for%20SharePoint.doc
• Thomas Rizzo on web part development: http://www.sharepointcustomization.com/resources/whitepapers/Web%20Parts2003.pdf
• Best practices: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_sp2003_ta/html/ODC_WSSWebPartTips.asp
• Checklist for testing web parts: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_SP2003_ta/html/Office_SharePointWebPartsTestingChecklist.asp

And if you don’t wan’t to go the hard way… have a look at Smart Part, a generic web part that allows hosting of user controls. Have a look at Jan’s blog for more info: http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/