1. There Are Exactly Two Ways to Develop Solutions in SharePoint…Right?

2. Wrong! There’s a Middle Ground…
…which I call “SharePoint’s Middle Tier”

3. You Can Develop Real Solutions With Just SharePoint Designer
Dashboards
“Spreadsheets”
Real Multipage Applications
Custom Navigation
Richer Forms

4. Using Common Web Development Tools…

5. …and Some Useful SharePoint-Specific Tools
Data View
Web Parts
(DVWPs)
Content Editor
Web Parts
(CEWPs)

6. Oh, and These Techniques Work Great in “The Cloud”

8. Demos

9. Contact Information
Blog
SPServices
SPXSLT
USPJA Academy
eBook
The Middle Tier Manifesto