From a SharePoint Power User to a Developer

Please do not deploy random code to the server. A MOSS 2007 or WSS 3.0 box is not a plaything.

Wrap your widget up as a solution or a feature so that it can be managed and isn't site specific. Wrapping your solution up as a feature will enable you (or someone other than you) to quickly deploy your widget into multiple environments.

Also, please do not hard code user messages. Instead, deploy your widget with a standard page layout, so that the business owner can add a Content Editor Web-Part (evil) or use a field control so that the BUSINESS OWNER can decide what the text is going to be, and changes do not require developers to come in and 'fix' a typo!

Use the standard CSS classes that come with WSS 3.0. Do not hard-code inline styles in your code! We do not want to hire developers to come in and change the color of something from #c98323 to #c93! We have themes and style templates, and they all have standard CSS classes for you to use that will made your widget fit perfectly into the site theme!

Thank You!