Welcome

Congratulations! You are part of a growing movement of innovative application developers who are curious about the future of computing, and who no longer want to accept the status quo. Maybe your organization has just purchased Salesforce licenses, or maybe you’ve been using Salesforce for a while and want to extend its capabilities. Maybe you’ve got a brilliant business idea and are looking for the best and fastest way to start making money, or maybe you’re just curious about this thing called Apex and want to keep your skill set up to date with the latest technology.

No matter what angle you’re coming from, this book will help application developers leverage the power of salesforce.com’s cloud computing platform to build fully-functional, integrated Web applications that free you and your organization from the drudgery of maintaining your own software and hardware stacks. Instead, you can spend your time and money on the ideas and innovations that make your business applications special, whether you’re a lone developer looking for your first round of venture funding or part of a multi-billion-dollar company with hundreds of thousands of employees.