Overview
Covers the Salesforce developer skill set that is in high demand
Provides guidance for Salesforce professionals looking to transition into development from administration
Salesforce continues to grow to drive demand and frequent updates require developers to stay current
Is the predecessor to Salesforce Developer Pro, written by Michael Wicherski
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About this book
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 environment
- Understand the Salesforce data model and query languages
- Create basic Apex triggers
- Use standard controllers with basic Visualforce pages
- Utilize Visualforce with custom-built Apex controllers
- Write test coverage
Who This Book Is For
Salesforce administrators who wish to transition into developing on the Force.com platform. The book also serves as a quick immersion into the world of development for complete beginners through proprietary Salesforce development languages on the Force.com platform.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
For the past several years Michael Wicherski has been applying his business sense and acumen in the areas of designing, developing, and implementing custom solutions for hundreds of Salesforce customers. He has worked with clients of varying sizes—from ‘mom and pop’ shops to Fortune 500 companies.
An avid developer, and a nerd at heart, Michael is constantly searching for those bleeding-edge technological innovations which can squeeze that extra bit of efficiency into his work. He has collaborated on several published works as coauthor of Learning Apex Programming, technical editor for recent editions of Salesforce for Dummies, and as author of Salesforce for Developers LiveLessons. Michael is currently Director of Software Engineering at The Agency, a full-service, luxury real estate firm headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, where he leads his team of developers in revolutionizing real estate software.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Beginning Salesforce Developer
Authors: Michael Wicherski
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3300-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Michael Wicherski 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-3299-6Published: 06 December 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-3300-9Published: 05 December 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 265
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 97 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computer Applications