Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Build Cloud-Based Enterprise Applications Fast—and Drive More Value at Lower Cost! Using the Force.com platform, enterprise developers can build and deploy powerful applications far more rapidly than traditional J2EE, Microsoft .NET, or LAMP technology stacks permit. With a free subscription to the Force.com platform, developers can build apps that solve virtually any enterprise challenge with remarkable value, scalability, and reliability. This is the first book that brings together all the practical, technical guidance you need to make the most of Force.com in your own custom enterprise applications. Leading Force.com developer Jason Ouellette helps you identify suitable uses for Force.com and provides all the insights and sample code needed to rapidly prototype, deploy, and integrate with production-quality Force.com applications. Ouellette provides realistic code examples at every step, emphasizing maintainability, flexibility, and interoperability throughout. Writing for developers, architects, and analysts, he shows how to • Create custom enterprise apps on Force.com in days or weeks, not months or years • Leverage Force.com’s extensive capabilities for storing, managing, and securing data • Quickly create sophisticated business logic with the Apex programming language • Use Visualforce to construct custom user interfaces • Establish automated or semiautomated workflows • Implement Ajax behaviors without writing JavaScript code or learning new JavaScript libraries • Integrate Force.com-based data and processes with other applications, inside and outside the platform • Display reports as state-of-the-art dashboards • Integrate Force.com applications with existing Single Sign-On systems NOTE: This Safari Rough Cut is an early version of the manuscript currently being written by the author. New chapters and content will be posted here as the author completes them. Feedback that will help the author improve upon the content is welcome.

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Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Build Cloud-Based Enterprise Applications Fast—and Drive More Value at Lower Cost! Using the Force.com platform, enterprise developers can build and deploy powerful applications far more rapidly than traditional J2EE, Microsoft .NET, or LAMP technology stacks permit. With a free subscription to the Force.com platform, developers can build apps that solve virtually any enterprise challenge with remarkable value, scalability, and reliability. This is the first book that brings together all the practical, technical guidance you need to make the most of Force.com in your own custom enterprise applications. Leading Force.com developer Jason Ouellette helps you identify suitable uses for Force.com and provides all the insights and sample code needed to rapidly prototype, deploy, and integrate with production-quality Force.com applications. Ouellette provides realistic code examples at every step, emphasizing maintainability, flexibility, and interoperability throughout. Writing for developers, architects, and analysts, he shows how to • Create custom enterprise apps on Force.com in days or weeks, not months or years • Leverage Force.com’s extensive capabilities for storing, managing, and securing data • Quickly create sophisticated business logic with the Apex programming language • Use Visualforce to construct custom user interfaces • Establish automated or semiautomated workflows • Implement Ajax behaviors without writing JavaScript code or learning new JavaScript libraries • Integrate Force.com-based data and processes with other applications, inside and outside the platform • Display reports as state-of-the-art dashboards • Integrate Force.com applications with existing Single Sign-On systems NOTE: This Safari Rough Cut is an early version of the manuscript currently being written by the author. New chapters and content will be posted here as the author completes them. Feedback that will help the author improve upon the content is welcome.

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Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud

Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud

by Jason Ouellette
Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud

Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud

by Jason Ouellette

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Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Build Cloud-Based Enterprise Applications Fast—and Drive More Value at Lower Cost! Using the Force.com platform, enterprise developers can build and deploy powerful applications far more rapidly than traditional J2EE, Microsoft .NET, or LAMP technology stacks permit. With a free subscription to the Force.com platform, developers can build apps that solve virtually any enterprise challenge with remarkable value, scalability, and reliability. This is the first book that brings together all the practical, technical guidance you need to make the most of Force.com in your own custom enterprise applications. Leading Force.com developer Jason Ouellette helps you identify suitable uses for Force.com and provides all the insights and sample code needed to rapidly prototype, deploy, and integrate with production-quality Force.com applications. Ouellette provides realistic code examples at every step, emphasizing maintainability, flexibility, and interoperability throughout. Writing for developers, architects, and analysts, he shows how to • Create custom enterprise apps on Force.com in days or weeks, not months or years • Leverage Force.com’s extensive capabilities for storing, managing, and securing data • Quickly create sophisticated business logic with the Apex programming language • Use Visualforce to construct custom user interfaces • Establish automated or semiautomated workflows • Implement Ajax behaviors without writing JavaScript code or learning new JavaScript libraries • Integrate Force.com-based data and processes with other applications, inside and outside the platform • Display reports as state-of-the-art dashboards • Integrate Force.com applications with existing Single Sign-On systems NOTE: This Safari Rough Cut is an early version of the manuscript currently being written by the author. New chapters and content will be posted here as the author completes them. Feedback that will help the author improve upon the content is welcome.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780321648044
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 10/06/2009
Series: Developer's Library
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 432
File size: 17 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Jason Ouellette has been involved with the development of several applications on AppExchange, the official Force.com application marketplace, including Appirio CloudWorks and Professional Services Enterprise. He is Chief Architect for Appirio, a leading Force.com Independent Software Vendor and Salesforce Consulting partner. He has been inventing cutting-edge enterprise software for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Appirio, he served as a director of R&D for application products at Composite Software, where he led development of data services for Siebel, SAP and salesforce.com. At webMethods, he helped architect the industry's first XML-based B2B server. He was recognized by Salesforce as a Force.com MVP in 2011 and Force.com Developer Hero in 2009.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Force.com
2. Database Essentials
3. Database Security
4. Additional Database Features
5. Business Logic
6. Advanced Business Logic
7. User Interfaces
8. Advanced User Interfaces
9. Batch Processing
10. Integration
11. Advanced Integration
12. Additional Platform Features
13. Social Applications
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