Diff of SharePoint 2013 and 2016 codebase

Hi all,

I have done this the past two versions and every time I learn exactly what changed in the product.  Gives me a ton of stuff to explore and blog about later!  In this version, and as in the past two, there were some surprises that I will share here.  Keep in mind, the build that was released still doesn't have a ton of stuff "wired" up in terms of backend code.  Pretty ridiculous to see people touting "SharePoint 2016 training" based on a build that isn't even a Release Candidate (RC).  It's total bull.

Some pre-reqs that the current code-base requires (and is not installed as part on the installer process):

  • Reporting Services Add-In – SQL R2 2008 – 10.0
  • Reporting Services Add-In – SQL R2 2008 – 11.0
  • SQL Server ADOMD.NET (Analysis Services) – 10.0 
  • Windows Azure Storage 3.0.3.0
  • Microsoft.Azure.GraphClient.FirstClient – ??? – no idea where or what this is…has to do with UserProfiles and sync but is not included and can't be downloaded from what research I have done

Couple that show up that are installedconfigured, yet still interesting:

  • NewtonSoft.Json 6.0 – used in Search
  • System.Web.Http 5.2.2.0 – used in Search
  • Microsoft.Data (5.3 and 5.6) – seems some dlls have old 5.3 references that have not been updated

Interesting things I noticed:

  • ChicagoIntegration.dll – check it out…and the fact it has 0.0.0.0 as its version…LOL – used for ContentPush
  • Assemblies moved from GAC_MSIL to GAC_64 – yeah, much more performant for the target processor.  Many Search Dlls fell into this world.  I'll leave it to you to find the rest and see where performance was improved.
  • All things SilverLight and windows phone are gone!
  • SharePoint Education is now dead…as much as Rob thought it didn't ship before…LOL
  • Ceres Flows are not longer seperate Dlls…still need to find where these went!
  • New Ceres OfficeGraph and ContentPush Dlls are included now
  • Portable libraries are now included in the install
  • New format handlers for search and Office Excel files
  • New FileStorage code for Azure Storage interation
  • New O365 Resource discovery code
  • New Directory code with ServerStubs for CSOM

    There were a few Dlls added to the codebase.  These include (some are not verified and should be removed, but I only have so much time in the day):

    • AbsBlobStore
    • ChicagoIngestion
    • Microsoft.Ceres.AnalysisEngine.Managed
    • Microsoft.Ceres.Common.Tools.Sandbox
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.ContentPush
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Operators.ContentPush
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Operators.External
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Operators.Mars
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Operators.Security
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Processing.ContentPush
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Processing.External
    • Microsoft.Ceres.ContentEngine.Processing.Security
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DataLossPrevention
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DocParsing.External.Client
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DocParsing.External.Core
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DocParsing.FormatHandlers.ExcelGeneric
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DocParsing.FormatHandlers.ExcelLegacy
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DocParsing.FormatHandlers.ExcelOdbc
    • Microsoft.Ceres.DocParsing.FormatHandlers.PointPublishing
    • Microsoft.Ceres.External.ContentApi.GraphExtensions
    • Microsoft.Ceres.Flighting
    • Microsoft.Ceres.NlpBase.Phonetic
    • Microsoft.Ceres.Platform.Parallax
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.FastServer.DumpLib.Managed
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.FastServer.Managed
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.GraphModel
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.GraphQueryModel
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.GraphSeedingModel
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.GraphServer.Managed
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.GraphStatusModel
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.Indexes.GraphServerIndex
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.IndexStorage
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.KeyValueModel
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.Tango
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchCore.TenantMapping
    • Microsoft.Ceres.SearchVssWriter
    • Microsoft.Data.Services.Client
    • Microsoft.Data.Services.Design
    • Microsoft.Data.Services
    • Microsoft.FileServices.Beta
    • Microsoft.FileServices.ServerStub.Beta
    • Microsoft.FileServices.ServerStub.V1
    • Microsoft.FileServices.ServerStub.V2
    • Microsoft.FileServices.V1
    • Microsoft.FileServices.V2
    • Microsoft.HtmlTrans.Interface
    • Microsoft.NaturalLanguage.Core
    • Microsoft.NaturalLanguage.KeywordExtraction
    • Microsoft.NaturalLanguage.KeywordExtraction.resources
    • Microsoft.O365.ResourceCatalog.PulsePackage
    • Microsoft.O365.ResourceCatalog.WexPackage
    • Microsoft.O365.ResourceDiscovery
    • Microsoft.OData.Core
    • Microsoft.OData.Edm
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.Application
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.Calculation
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.Calculation.Interface
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.Calculation.Interop
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.Security
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Server.UI
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.Application
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.DataProxy
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.DataServer
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.Moss
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.Native
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.Sql
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.Storage
    • Microsoft.Office.Access.Services.UI
    • Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Tools.AutoGen
    • Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Tools
    • Microsoft.Office.BusinessApplications.Tools.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Client.Policy.Portable
    • Microsoft.Office.CompliancePolicy.Platform
    • Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement.ServerStub
    • Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Proxy
    • Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server
    • Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost
    • Microsoft.Office.Excel.WebUI
    • Microsoft.Office.Graphics.ShapeBuilder
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.CLRLoader
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Administration.CommandLine
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Host
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Intl.Resources
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.Pages
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.RepairUtilities.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.Server.RepairUtilities.Intl.Resources
    • Microsoft.Office.MhtExport
    • Microsoft.Office.Ofc
    • Microsoft.Office.Policy.Barcode.Generator
    • Microsoft.Office.Policy.intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Policy.ServerStub
    • Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Database.Extension
    • Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Optimizer
    • Microsoft.Office.SecureStoreService
    • Microsoft.Office.SecureStoreService.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Chart
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Chart.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Chart.Intl.Resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversion.Framework
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversion.Storage
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversion.ViewerInterface
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Conversions
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePoint
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePoint.Remote
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePoint.Remote.ServerStub
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePointInterface
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Directory.SharePointInterface.ServerStub
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.FilterControls
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.ImportProfileProperties
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.PowerPoint
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.PowerPoint.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.PowerPoint.Intl.Resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Sandbox
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.MSSITLB
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.ClickPredict
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.ETW
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Native
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Portability
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.PowerShell
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.RemoteSharepoint
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.UI
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.Synchronization
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.WebAnalytics
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.WebAnalytics.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.WebAnalytics.Intl.Resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Server.WebAnalytics.UI
    • Microsoft.Office.ServiceInfrastructure.Definitions
    • Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.ClientExtensions.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.Tools
    • Microsoft.Office.SlideLibrary
    • Microsoft.Office.TranslationServices.intl
    • Microsoft.Office.TranslationServices.intl.resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Visio.Server
    • Microsoft.Office.Visio.Server.GraphicsServer
    • Microsoft.Office.Visio.Server.Intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Visio.Server.Intl.Resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Web.Environment.OfficeServer
    • Microsoft.Office.Web.Sandbox
    • Microsoft.Office.Word.Server.intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Word.Server.intl.resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Actions.intl
    • Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Actions.intl.resources
    • Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Feature
    • Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Routing
    • Microsoft.Office.Workflow.Routing.intl
    • Microsoft.Online.FileServices
    • Microsoft.Online.FileServices.ServerStub
    • Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.DataSourceProviders.Standard
    • Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.Server
    • Microsoft.Search.Platform.Parallax
    • Microsoft.Search.Server.comadmin
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Directory
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.DocumentManagement.Portable
    • Microsoft.Sharepoint.Client.Publishing.Portable
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.Windows
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.WindowsPhone
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.WindowsStore
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Search.Applications.Portable
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Search.Portable
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ServerRuntime.OData
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.UserProfiles.Portable
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.WorkflowServices.Portable
    • Microsoft.Sharepoint.Excel.Proxies.Intl
    • microsoft.sharepoint.excel.proxies.intl.resources
    • Microsoft.Sharepoint.Sandbox
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Extended.Query
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Native
    • Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices
    • Microsoft.Spatial
    • Microsoft.Web.Constraint
    • Microsoft.Web.Design.Server
    • Newtonsoft.Json
    • System.Spatial
     
    Check out the ExcelPowerPivot workbook attached to this post for more details!
     
    Enjoy!
    Chris