Pro Office 365 Development is a practical, hands-on guide to building cloud-based solutions using the Office 365 platform. This groundbreaking offering from Microsoft provides enterprise-class collaborative solutions at an affordable price, and this book shows you how to use the Office 365 platform to easily build amazing custom applications, including coding for Excel Services, Microsoft Access, and SharePoint Online.

This book provides everything you’ll need to start developing custom solutions. You'll find step-by-step instructions for providing custom features using the cloud-based services, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online. There are lots of sample programs using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), JavaScript and Silverlight.

Whether you want to build desktop client applications or browser-only solutions with Microsoft's new cloud-based productivity offering, this book will show you how to do it.

Develop SharePoint solutions, including declarative workflowsUse Access and Excel services to quickly build SharePoint sitesBuild content-sensitive collaborative solutions with instant messaging and video conferencing

Mark Collins has developed software for more than 25 years, mostly using the Microsoft stack. He has served many roles including development manager, architect, team lead, database administrator, and project manager. He has extensive experience in retail (point-of-sale and inventory) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. Mark currently serves as a senior software engineer for a non-profit organization, providing a custom CRM, mail processing, and fulfillment system.

Getting Started with Office 365Using Advanced FeaturesOffice 365 OverviewCustomizing SharePointCreating Declarative WorkflowsCreating Sites with Access 2010Excel ServicesAccessing External DataSharepoint ContentDeveloping SharePoint ApplicationsDeveloping Silverlight and JavaScript ApplicationsDeveloping Exchange Online SolutionsDeveloping Lync SolutionsSolution OverviewCreating a Web DatabaseIntegrating Office365 TechnologiesCreating a Public Web SiteSharePoint PrimerAdditional Resources