Beginning Salesforce Developer

Get started developing on the Force.com platform in no time. With step-by-step guidance, starting with setting up your developer environment and progressing through to deploying to production, you will learn industry best practices to release robust custom applications with tangible benefits to your company or your client.

Geared specifically toward beginning developers, Beginning Salesforce Developer establishes a strong understanding of basic code constructs through examples. Rather than simply explaining how to use the platform, you will receive a comprehensive understanding of why, allowing you to address platform quirks and "gotchas" that might occur. The book also serves to lay the foundation for continuing on to Salesforce Developer Pro.
What You’ll Learn:
Configure your Salesforce development environmentUnderstand the Salesforce data model and query languagesCreate basic Apex triggersUse standard controllers with basic Visualforce pages
Utilize Visualforce with custom-built Apex controllersWrite test coverage