Earlier today Telerik released the latest version of the Sitefinity SDK (Software Development Kit). This tool is designed to help developers create extensions and customizations for Sitefinity.
This blog post contains a real-time record of my exploration of this tool.
Download – It’s big
The SDK has a lot packed into it and weighs in at a hefty 558 MB.
What’s in this thing?
While it’s downloading I quickly scanned Hristo’s blog post. Here are the highlights from my extremely biased perspective:
- New Samples Browser
- Lots of new samples
- Easily reset sample code & database to its original state after I ruin it ;)
- Define my own database connection details for samples
- Visual Studio Wizard for creating new Sitefinity Modules
There is other stuff in the SDK (see Hristo’s post), but these are the items I’m primarily interested in.
Download finished – Time to Install
Installation wizard…
Here is what is included…
Promoting the Sitefinity marketplace even during installation…
It’s installing all the Telerik tools, this is taking awhile… Ok done.
Dashboard – SDK
Release Notes, Features videos & resources on the start page
Samples
The samples that comes with the 4.1 SDK:
Run sample & licensing…
Your license key can be downloaded from your Telerik account. Hopefully this step can be built into the SDK in the future.
I’m asked my SQL information. Very nice.
Don’t forget “\SQLEXPRESS” in the “Server name” if using SQL Server Express. Also, notice my super secret localhost SQL username & password:
Uh-oh…
This probably has something to do with UAC. I located this directory, right-clicked and granted permission to full control to Everyone. This probably isn’t a great solution but it made the error go away.
