SharePoint 2010 solution package deployment: sandboxed vs farm solutions

SharePoint 2010 allows the deployment of a solution package as a farm solution, (similar to how it works in SharePoint 2007) but it also allows the deployment of a solution package as a sandboxed solution, which reduces the scope of deployment from the level of the farm to that of a single site collection. Sandboxed solutions mitigate risk that custom code could cause and it does by restricting the API’s that can be called and governing resources that can be used.

Here are some interesting references:

MSDN: Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring Sandboxed Solutions in SharePoint 2010

Intro to SharePoint 2010 Development: How to Build and Deploy a Web Part

Eric Shupps on SharePoint 2010 Code Deployment, Part One

MSDN Sandboxed solutions

Sneak Preview agenda for the Sharepoint Conference 2009

Microsoft announced today the sneak preview of  the agenda for the long waited Sharepoint Conference 2009. The event will take place in Las Vegas between 19-22 of October 2009 and it will mainly focus on the future release of Sharepoint: 2010 version.

Over 250 sessions are planed and more than 80% should cover Sharepoint 2010 content.

Here is a glimpse of subjects:

• Sharepoint 2010 Overview and What’s New
• Upgrading to Sharepoint 2010
• Sharepoint 2010 Capacity and Performance Planning
• Sharepoint 2010 Security and Identity Management
• Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Development
• Sharepoint 2010 Ribbon, ECMAScript and Dialog Framework Development
• Developing with REST and LINQ in Sharepoint 2010
• Upgrading Sharepoint 2007 code to Sharepoint 2010
• Building Sharepoint Composite Applications
• What’s new in Business Connectivity Services (new BDC)
• FAST Search for Sharepoint
• Advanced Dashboard creation with PerformancePoint Services for Sharepoint 2010
• Overview of Visio 2010 and Vision Services for Sharepoint 2010
• Sharepoint 2010 Webcontent management Deep-dive
• User adoption

… looks like the place to be in October