sharepoint-2007

I'm a fairly experienced developer (.NET, C#, XML, Webservices, HTML, Javascript, various databases etc.) who have been tasked with a new project in SharePoint. I know nothing about SharePoint. My question is: What is the best way for an experienced developer to start learning SharePoint 2007. I'm not looking for long lists of books or websites, which I can google myself, or for general advice on learning, but for specific advice from people who has recently learned SharePoint. This might be advice on the one specific article that I really should read, or what my first learning-project should

I am developing a WebPart (it will be used in a SharePoint environment, although it does not use the Object Model) that I want to expose AJAX functionality in. Because of the nature of the environment, Adding the Script Manager directly to the page is not an option, and so must be added programmatically. I have attempted to add the ScriptManager control to the page in my webpart code. protected override void CreateChildControls() { if (ScriptManager.GetCurrent(Page) == null) { ScriptManager sMgr = new ScriptManager(); // Ensure the ScriptManager is the first control. Page.Form.Controls.AddAt(0

One thing that has driven me nuts about SharePoint2007 is the apparent inability to have defineable settings that apply specifically to a site or site collection itself, and not the content. I mean, you have some pre-defined settings like the Site Logo, the Site Name, and various other things, but there doesn't appear to be anywhere to add new kinds of settings. The application I am working on needs to be able to create multiple kinds of "project site collections" that all follow a basic template, but have certain additional settings that apply specifically to that site collection and that one

I got below code from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd584174(office.11).aspx for adding custom property in webpart tool pane. What does square bracket ( [] ) mean in the below code? [Category("Custom Properties")] [WebPartStorage(Storage.Personal)] [FriendlyNameAttribute("Custom Color")] [Description("Select a color from the dropdown list.")] [Browsable(true)] [XmlElement(typeof(System.Drawing.KnownColor))] public System.Drawing.KnownColor MyColor { get { return _myColor; } set { _myColor = value; } } As @Spencer Ruport said, they're attributes. They're used within .NET for