Shared JavaScript and CSS in Visual Studio SharePoint Solutions
When you develop SharePoint solutions, especially SandBox solutions or apps, you write lots of code in JavaScript and design pages with CSS. In such cases it is always a good practice to create shared code for common tasks instead of writing repetitive code or copy from old projects. It is also advisable to attach JQuery or other JavaScript or CSS libraries to your SharePoint Visual Studio solution. The advantage of attaching JQuery or other libraries is that if you update a file at the Master location, it gets updated in all your projects. There is no need to replace files in all projects manually. Here at kalmstrom.com we always focus on good shared libraries that give fast and reliable development. As we develop standard solutions, we know that if we do it wrong the first time, we will have to go back and fix it later (at our own expense). Thus we need to always do it right from the beginning! For a Visual Studio solution you can also add an existing fi...