List Template Vs List Definition

Question

When do we favor using a template over a definition? And what are the pro's and con's involved?

 

Thanks!

Answer 1

Can you clarify what you mean by list template vs definition? Do you mean saving the list as a template using the web UI vs creating a list definition in Visual Studio?

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Answer 2

I haven't seen anything authoritative on this from Microsoft but considering they deprecated site templates for WebTemplate features, I always create my list definitions via the feature framework. It's a bit more complex, but it's not very difficult if you are already comfortable building features and solution packages.

Just my $0.02...

--Doug