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Force.com Platform development tips

In Development with the Force.com Platform, author Joe Oulette describes how to use the Force.com platform to create business applications in the cloud. Oulette is the creator of Appirio Calendar Sync, the most installed Force.com application in the world, and has been programming on the Force.com platform since 2004.

Oulette begins his book with an overview of the current Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment and an introduction to the Force.com platform. The bulk of the book, though, covers in detail how to create programs with Force.com. Topics covered include how to write with Apex, the Force.com development language, how to use the Force.com database to store and manage data, and how to implement Ajax behaviors without JavaScript. These topics are complemented with numerous visuals and examples of programming code. Read a free excerpt from Development with the Force.com Platform.

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