SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action

Chapter 13. Design patterns and testability

 

This chapter covers

• Design patterns
• Dependency injection
• Model-View-Presenter pattern
• Unit-testing

 

Design patterns and testability have unfortunately been a low priority for many SharePoint developers. Their focus, instead, has been on understanding the platform and the tools, which until now has been quite a challenge. It’s not that SharePoint developers aren’t interested in building nicely designed and well-tested solutions; it’s that they lack knowledge of design patterns or are too cautious to get involved with using a pattern.

This chapter introduces design patterns in general and shows you how to design your Web Parts to improve

• Testability
• Separation of concerns
• Reusability

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