Professional Sitecore 8 Development: A Complete Guide to Solutions and Best Practices

Professional Sitecore 8 Development: A Complete Guide to Solutions and Best Practices
Authors: Phil Wicklund - Jason Wilkerson
ISBN-10: 1484222911
ISBN-13: 9781484222911
Edition: 1st ed.
Released: 2016-11-19
Paperback: 425 pages
Structure templates and content within Sitecore,work with integrated tools,and leverage its extensive automation capabilities. Sitecore was recently recognized as one of the most reputable and reliable,enterprise-class web content management solutions (WCMS) available in the marketplace. Thousands of companies are using Sitecore to manage their digital experiences online.
Because Sitecore is such a large,complex platform,developers often have a hard time coming up to speed,even after completing a Sitecore training course for developers. However,leveraging the design patterns and other practices laid out in this book will make that transition much easier.
Professional Sitecore 8 Development provides a soup-to-nuts approach for a Sitecore rookie to come up to speed quickly,as well as provide more advanced techniques for seasoned veterans that they may not be exposed to otherwise. Key coverage areas include:
Getting started with Sitecore development
Front-end development techniques
Incorporating design patterns into your Sitecore solutions
Unit testing Sitecore applications
Programming Sitecore’s marketing capabilities
Sitecore automation with PowerShell
Advanced development techniques
What you’ll learn
Develop solutions on the Sitecore platform
Come up to speed on Sitecore without going through a training class
Build front-end (HTML,CSS,Angular,etc.) solutions as well as back-end (C#) solutions on Sitecore
Incorporate design patterns into your Sitecore solutions
Make use of advanced Sitecore development techniques