I build web apps with a bunch of different frameworks (.NET MVC, SharePoint, Drupal, ColdFusion) using bunch of different datastores (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, some CouchDB). I'm also a big fan of continuous integration testing and devops.

SharePoint MOSS 2007: SharePoint Designer Bugs

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Just gotta love SharePoint Designer, with all its little bugs to drive you nuts. The best part is, its really the only tool you can use to edit certain content in a sharepoint site. So, for those of us stuck using the dreaded renamed frontpage tool, here are a list of links to some of the more common bugs and workarounds:

Sharepoint Desinger becomes out of sync with checkout status (locking checkouts) - http://robgarrett.com/cs/blogs/software/archive/2007/12/14/sharepoint-designer-and-sharepoint-out-of-sync.aspx

Sharepoint Designer adds  's and other bad formatting when opening a document for edits - http://blog.thekid.me.uk/archive/2007/02/18/problems-with-sharepoint-designer.aspx

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