Application Management

Application management allows the organization to control the way potentially harmful functionality is tested and deployed without threatening the stability of the system. These resources will help with managing application development and customizations performed to the environment.

ALM Resource Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dd552992.aspx

SharePoint Developer Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint

CodePlex Open Source Community (Sponsored by Microsoft)
http://www.codeplex.com

SourceForge Open Source Community
http://www.sourceforge.net

Development Tools

Team-Based Development in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg512102.aspx

ASP.NET and SharePoint: How Development Differs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee536974.aspx

Setting Up a Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869.aspx

Using Visual Studio for SharePoint Development
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee539321.aspx

Site Design

Using SharePoint Designer for SharePoint Development
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff458496.aspx

Localizing Columns, Content Types, and Lists
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff955226.aspx

Localizing a Web Part
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg491702.aspx

Solution Packaging

Solutions Framework Overview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa543214.aspx

Deploy Solution Packages
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262995.aspx

Solution XML Files
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms442108.aspx

Farm Solutions in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg575564.aspx

Upgrading a Farm Solution in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa543659.aspx

Full-Trust Proxies
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/gg622616.aspx

Working with Language Pack Farm Solutions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg576899.aspx

Localizing Farm Solutions in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa544282.aspx

Sandboxed Solutions

Sandboxed Solutions in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee536577.aspx

SharePoint Team Blog: Managing Upgrades to Sandboxed Solutions
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepoint/archive/2010/06/23/managing-upgrades-on-sandbox-solutions.aspx

Logging Events

Debugging and Logging Capabilities in SharePoint 2010
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg512103.aspx

MSDN Sample – Debugging and Logging in SharePoint 2010
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/msdnsp2010logdebug

Business Connectivity Services

Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint Foundation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee538728.aspx