Force Platform Fundamentals: An Introduction to Custom Application Development in the Cloud

Preface

As users of the Internet, we’re all familiar with the fascinating, innovative, creative, and sometimes silly ways in which it has changed how we work and how we play. Much of that excitement comes from the fact that how we now create and share content is as different from the “traditional” publishing models as how we now consume it. From websites to wikis to blogs, and more, it’s exciting to watch the innovations taking place that are changing how we communicate and collaborate.

While these changes have certainly impacted how we work with content, a similar set of Internet-driven ideas and technologies is changing how we build and work with business applications. While yesterday’s business applications required thousands, if not millions, ...