Company wants me to learn Sharepoint 2010 development, should I? [closed]

Question

I am a Asp.Net developer, currently working on Webforms in 3.5. I do C# now, used to do VB.Net. I am also a middle tier developer (business layer and data layer) working on refactoring the current code base to use the Service-Repository pattern.

My boss asked me if I would like to start doing Sharepoint development (company is currently upgrading to 2010, so I would assume I would be doing 2010).

I have read on here that it takes a long time to get up to speed with Sharepoint development, and I don't want to be thrown into the fire while still learning and not knowing what I am doing.

Also, any good places to start learning? I told my boss I would look into it for about a week and get back to them.

Answer 1

Some good links:

• Get Started on developing on SharePoint 2010
• SharePoint 2010 Advanced Developer Training
• SharePoint Hands on lab
• SharePoint Developer Center
• SharePoint Foundation Development in Depth

Good luck to you

Answer 2

I'd recommend finding out what they anticipate the company's needs are and whether they anticipate that this will become your primary role. Ask about what projects they have in mind. (Of course they're going to say a small percentage, and no, you'll be expected to continue with your regular duties...)

It may be helpful to schedule a 'state of the union' meeting a couple months out to realistically assess how much of your life Sharepoint has taken over, and whether someone else should be brought in to help (or take over).

It certainly can't hurt to get another set of skills under your belt. Having the background that you do will certainly help you be competitive. If you don't like the work, there's nothing saying that you have to include it in future resumes...