Learning Apex Programming
Create business applications using Apex to extend and improve the usefulness of the Salesforce1 Platform
Published on 7. October 2025
302 pages
978-1-78217-398-4 (ISBN)
Description
Key Features
Book DescriptionIf you are a developer who has some object-oriented programming experience, Learning Apex Programming is the perfect book for you. This book is most appropriate for developers who wish to gain an understanding of the Force.com platform and how to use Apex to create business applications.What you will learn
Create an Eclipse workspace and a sandbox, and learn about IDE best practices
Write code within the limits of the platform and discover the best practices to stay out of trouble with queries
Understand transactional and batch processes
Discover classes and triggers and the best practices for using both
Design a Visualforce page using Apex and JavaScript
Customize sites to display Visualforce pages to the world
Integrate Google and Salesforce calendars
Who this book is forIf you are a developer who has some object-oriented programming experience, Learning Apex Programming is the perfect book for you. This book is most appropriate for developers who wish to gain an understanding of the Force.com platform and how to use Apex to create business applications.
Book DescriptionIf you are a developer who has some object-oriented programming experience, Learning Apex Programming is the perfect book for you. This book is most appropriate for developers who wish to gain an understanding of the Force.com platform and how to use Apex to create business applications.What you will learn
Create an Eclipse workspace and a sandbox, and learn about IDE best practices
Write code within the limits of the platform and discover the best practices to stay out of trouble with queries
Understand transactional and batch processes
Discover classes and triggers and the best practices for using both
Design a Visualforce page using Apex and JavaScript
Customize sites to display Visualforce pages to the world
Integrate Google and Salesforce calendars
Who this book is forIf you are a developer who has some object-oriented programming experience, Learning Apex Programming is the perfect book for you. This book is most appropriate for developers who wish to gain an understanding of the Force.com platform and how to use Apex to create business applications.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
8,03 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78217-398-4 (9781782173984)
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Kaufman Matthew :
Matt Kaufman is no stranger to the Salesforce1 Platform, as he is one of the early employees at salesforce.com. Since 2002, Matt Kaufman has worked with hundreds of businesses to improve their efficiency through Salesforce. He is a certified Salesforce Advanced Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, Advanced Developer, and Advanced Developer Instructor. His extensive experience and knowledge of salesforce.com technologies cause him to regularly be referred to as Mr. Salesforce, Salesforce wizard, Salesforce genie, and other magically endowed names. Matt is currently the chief technology officer of MK Partners, Inc. (www.mkpartners.com), the leading salesforce.com implementation partner in southern California. He regularly provides training and talks on cloud technologies and development. He has also written other publications including Salesforce.com for Dummies and Salesforce.com's Service Cloud for Dummies, Wiley Publishing.Wicherski Michael :
Michael Wicherski, for the past several years, has been applying his business sense and knowledge towards designing, developing, and implementing custom solutions for hundreds of Salesforce customers, and has worked with clients of varying sizesfrom mom-and-pop shops that are just opening to Fortune 100 companies. During his time at MK Partners, Michael honed his skills for translating business processes into business logic. He is currently the senior Salesforce developer at The Agency RE, a real-estate firm in the heart of Beverly Hills, where he oversees the day-to-day use of Salesforce; plans, designs, and implements new functionality enhancements; and optimizes those currently in place. An avid developer and a nerd at heart, Michael is constantly searching for those bleeding-edge technology innovations that can squeeze that extra bit of efficiency into his work. Michael has also collaborated with peers on other publications related to Salesforce, most notably as the technical editor of Salesforce.com for Dummies, 5th Edition.
Matt Kaufman is no stranger to the Salesforce1 Platform, as he is one of the early employees at salesforce.com. Since 2002, Matt Kaufman has worked with hundreds of businesses to improve their efficiency through Salesforce. He is a certified Salesforce Advanced Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, Advanced Developer, and Advanced Developer Instructor. His extensive experience and knowledge of salesforce.com technologies cause him to regularly be referred to as Mr. Salesforce, Salesforce wizard, Salesforce genie, and other magically endowed names. Matt is currently the chief technology officer of MK Partners, Inc. (www.mkpartners.com), the leading salesforce.com implementation partner in southern California. He regularly provides training and talks on cloud technologies and development. He has also written other publications including Salesforce.com for Dummies and Salesforce.com's Service Cloud for Dummies, Wiley Publishing.Wicherski Michael :
Michael Wicherski, for the past several years, has been applying his business sense and knowledge towards designing, developing, and implementing custom solutions for hundreds of Salesforce customers, and has worked with clients of varying sizesfrom mom-and-pop shops that are just opening to Fortune 100 companies. During his time at MK Partners, Michael honed his skills for translating business processes into business logic. He is currently the senior Salesforce developer at The Agency RE, a real-estate firm in the heart of Beverly Hills, where he oversees the day-to-day use of Salesforce; plans, designs, and implements new functionality enhancements; and optimizes those currently in place. An avid developer and a nerd at heart, Michael is constantly searching for those bleeding-edge technology innovations that can squeeze that extra bit of efficiency into his work. Michael has also collaborated with peers on other publications related to Salesforce, most notably as the technical editor of Salesforce.com for Dummies, 5th Edition.
Content
Table of Contents
Apex: Assumptions and Comparisons
Limits
Batch vs. Transactional
Triggers and Classes
Visualforce Development with Apex
Exposing Force.com to the World
Use Case: Integrating with Google Calendar
Create a property management application
Test Coverage
Apex: Assumptions and Comparisons
Limits
Batch vs. Transactional
Triggers and Classes
Visualforce Development with Apex
Exposing Force.com to the World
Use Case: Integrating with Google Calendar
Create a property management application
Test Coverage
