Force.com Development Blueprints

Design and develop real-world, cutting-edge cloud applications using the powerful Force.com development framework with this book and ebook

Overview

• Create advanced cloud applications using the best Force.com technologies
• Bring your cloud application ideas to market faster using the proven Force.com infrastructure
• Step-by-step tutorials show you how to quickly develop real-world cloud applications

In Detail

No one can dispute the sheer power and breadth of the Force.com cloud development platform and its influence on thousands of developers across the world. The staggering number of technologies on offer can cause confusion among developers when it comes to using them to build real-world applications.

Starting with how to develop a Salesforce community, you will begin a whirlwind tour across the Force.com platform, using it to build applications for the e-commerce, CRM, reporting, and mobile subject domains.

Along the way, you will also use a myriad of cutting-edge technologies, including Apex, Visualforce, JavaScript, Twitter Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails, Heroku, and new Salesforce1 technologies such as publisher actions.

Packed with real-world examples and insights gained from implementing solutions for customers in the fi eld, Force.com Development Blueprints will prove an indispensable reference when it comes to building Force.com cloud applications. This book will give you the edge you need to develop Force.com cloud applications that will delight your customers.

What you will learn from this book

• Create advanced cloud applications using the best Force.com technologies and Bring your cloud application ideas to market faster using the proven Force.com infrastructure
• Create a Salesforce community using Site.com
• Develop an e-commerce application using Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails, Heroku, and Visualforce
• Build a traditional CRM solution with a custom Apex workfl ow feature
• Use the Salesforce Platform Mobile SDK to build a mobile application
• Discover how to integrate your application into the cloud by interacting with cloud-based APIs

Approach

This book consists of an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive set of step-by-step tutorials that will help you gain proficiency in the Force.com platform.

Who this book is written for

If you have some experience with the Force.com platform and are looking to take your skills to the next level, this is the book for you.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Building and Customizing Your Own Sites
Chapter 2: The E-Commerce Framework
Chapter 3: Building a Full CRM System
Chapter 4: Building a Reporting System
Chapter 5: The Force.com Mobile SDK Application
Chapter 6: Cloud-connected Applications
Appendix A: Importing Data with the Apex Data Loader
Appendix B: Installing Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu