4. Setting up SharePoint
Download SharePoint
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5970
Setting up SharePoint on Windows 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869.aspx
SharePoint 2010 Easy Setup Script
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23415
5. Developer Resources
SharePoint Developer Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/default
SharePoint 2010 Developer Training Course
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/gg620703
Developer Code Samples
http://bit.ly/LuBKNq
6. Official Blogs
SharePoint team blog
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/def
ault.aspx
Get to the point blog
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/GetTheP
oint/default.aspx
7. Get Social
Top tweeters for SharePoint
http://www.topsharepoint.com/50-must-follow-tweeters-for-sharepoint-
enthusiasts
SharePoint MVP search
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx?name=Sh
arePoint
SharePoint developer community
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/aa905689
8. Develop and Test
The only cloud-based development and test
solution for SharePoint
http://www.cloudshare.com
Setup Virtual machines and keep snapshots (backups)
http://www.vmware.com