Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud (2nd Edition) (Developer's Library) - Softcover

Ouellette, Jason

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9780321767356: Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud (2nd Edition) (Developer's Library)

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ISBN 10: 0321767357 ISBN 13: 9780321767356

Publisher: AddisonWesley Professional, 2011

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Build Powerful, Scalable, Cloud-Based Enterprise Solutions Fast with the Newest Version of Force.com

Using Force.com, you can build enterprise applications with world-class value, scalability, and reliability--and do it in days or weeks, not months or years. In this book, top Force.com developer Jason Ouellette offers all the technical guidance and sample code you’ll need to get outstanding results with the newest version of Force.com.

Drawing on his experience building three of the world’s top ten Force.com applications, Jason Ouellette walks you through the entire project lifecycle, from identifying potential applications to prototyping, coding, and deployment. Throughout, he offers practical insights you won’t find in Salesforce.com’s documentation--or anywhere else.

This edition thoroughly covers Force.com’s most powerful new improvements, including Batch Apex, Chatter, Adobe Flex and XML support, and the Force.com Free Edition. Throughout, Ouellette covers all you need to know about user interfaces, database design, workflow, analytics, security, and much more. All his code samples can be run and adapted using a no-cost Force.com Developer Edition account.

Learn how Force.com provides customizable business application infrastructure and what makes it unique
Master the Force.com database and configure its built-in security features
Use advanced business logic, including Batch Apex, managed sharing, and metadata queries
Build intuitive user interfaces with Visualforce and extend them with JavaScript, Adobe Flex, or Force.com Sites
Master Force.com’s options for seamlessly integrating existing systems and choose the right alternative for your project
Create flexible reports and display them in dashboards
Deliver applications in multiple languages and support multiple currencies
Add social media features with Force.com’s new Chatter collaboration tools

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About the Author:

Jason Ouellette led the development of popular AppExchange applications such as Appirio Cloud Sync, CloudWorks, and Professional Services Enterprise. He is an independent technology consultant with deep experience in cloud and enterprise integration. He has been inventing cutting-edge enterprise software for more than 15 years at Appirio, Composite Software, and webMethods. He was recognized by Salesforce as a Force.com MVP in 2011 and Force.com Developer Hero in 2009.

He lives with his wife and two geriatric cats in San Francisco, California.

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