The DevZone at Dreamforce ’11 was a great place to learn about the development aspects of Force.com, Database.com, and Heroku and get up to speed on how to build clouds apps that are more social, mobile, and open. We had 80+ technical sessions, code reviews with 1:1 consultations, a hands-on developer lab as well as an Open Source lab, technology demos, a great Dreamforce Hackathon and much more.
Below, you will find all the technical sessions recordings and a summary of the various programs the developer community participated in.
- Achieving Maximum Scale with Database.com Persistence Options
- Agile Development at Salesforce.com
- Apex Design Patterns and Best Practices
- Apex Puzzlers: Big Money, No Whammies!
- Apex Puzzlers: Big Money, No Whammies! (repeat)
- Application Development with Android
- Apps in a Snap: Building Custom Mobile Apps on Force.com
- Architecting a Social Enterprise Application
- Authentication: A Practical Guide
- Azure vs. Database.com: Lessons Learned from Replatforming CloudSpokes.com
- Beyond the Force.com Toolkit for iOS
- Big Job? Batch It Up!
- Blazing Fast Visualforce Pages
- Build Better Apps Using Open Source Code
- Building and Deploying Great Applications with Salesforce, Ruby, and Heroku
- Building for Scale: Leveraging Async Coding Techniques
- Building Java Applications with the Database.com Java SDK
- Building Public Web Applications with Visualforce Sites
- Cloud Trivia
- Cloud Trivia Finale
- Connect Your Clouds with Force.com
- Connecting Ruby on Rails to Force.com Apps
- Continuous Integration in the Cloud
- Create Native Smart Phone Apps from Rails Apps with RhoConnect and Heroku
- Creating Cloud Apps for the iPhone and iPad
- Creating Databases on Force.com
- Data Visualization with Flex and AIR
- Database.com Tools for the Administrator
- Database.com: Security, Privacy, and Trust
- Debugging Apex: Tools and Techniques
- Designing for the Cloud: The 12 Factor App
- Designing Scalable and Performant Force.com Code (Apex)
- Developing Applications with jQuery
- Developing CrossPlatform Mobile Apps
- Developing Flex and AIR Applications for Force.com
- Developing Java Cloud Apps
- Developing Mobile Apps for Force.com and Database.com
- Dive In: Join or Start an Open Source Community
- EventDriven Programming with Node.js and the Force.com Streaming API
- Fireside Chat: Java on the Cloud
- Flow/Visual Workflow: A Guide for Developers
- Force.com on the Cutting Edge
- Gamification of Salesforce
- Getting Started with the Force.com Streaming API
- Getting Started with Visualforce
- HandsOn: Extending Chatter
- HandsOn: Force.com Pages (Visualforce) in Disguise for Developers (2.5 hr)
- HandsOn: Introduction to Force.com Code (Apex) Patterns for Developers
- HandsOn: Introduction to Force.com Code (Apex) Patterns for Developers (repeat)
- HandsOn: Introduction to Force.com Pages (Visualforce)
- HandsOn: Introduction to the REST API
- HandsOn: Introduction to the Web Services API
- Heroku in the Enterprise
- How BMC Software Brought Its Flagship OnPremises Application to the Cloud
- HTML 5 and GeoLocation Using Visualforce and Apex
- Identity and Access Management for Database.com
- Instrumenting and Analyzing Web Apps Deployed on Heroku
- Integrating with Force.com
- Introducing Play! Framework: Painless Java and Scala Web Applications
- Introduction to Database.com
- Introduction to Git
- Introduction to Heroku
- Introduction to Logging in the Cloud
- Introduction to Programming with Force.com Code (Apex)
- Large Data Volumes on Force.com
- Lock It Down: Secure Your App
- Mashing Up the Cloud with Force.com Toolkits
- Mashing Up the Cloud with Force.com Toolkits (repeat)
- Meet the Developers
- Mission: Code Compete Hackathon Finalists Presentation & Awards Show
- Opening the Door on Clojure
- Paperless Business Process with DocuSign eSignature
- Platform State of the Union
- Push Your Developers Into the Future: Cloud9 IDE for Heroku
- REST for Others: Design Patterns for External REST API Integration
- Scala, Akka, and Play!: An Introduction in the Cloud
- Seamless Single SignOn with SAML
- Secret Sauce: Powering Your Apps with Jigsaw Data
- Security and Authentication for Mobile Apps
- Siteforce: An Introduction
- Social Mobile: Leveraging Social Graphs and Services for Your Mobile App
- Source Code Control in Force.com Using Git
- SQLBased Databases in the Cloud
- Team Development: Possible, Probable, and Painless
- The Business of APIs
- The New Frontier: PaaS and Open Source
- The Next Step of Evolution in the Force.com REST API
- Understanding Platform as a Service
- Unleashing the Power of Reports & Analytics into Your Apps
- Using Database.com on Heroku
- Using Node.js on Heroku
- Using Ruby on Heroku
- Workflow and Approvals: Turbocharged
- Writing Effective Triggers for Database.com
- Writing Killer Custom Chatter Apps with the Chatter REST API
- Writing Secure Code on the Force.com Platform
- Your API is So 2006
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Developer Lab
The lab was a busy space as new and experienced developers alike rolled up their sleeves to get their hands dirty! Force.com, Heroku and Database.com experts were on hand to answer questions and walk developers through scenarios out of the many developer workbooks and new features as well.
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Code Consultations
The private one-on-one code consultations were completely booked out. Those who were able to take advantage of the deep technical expertise received customized help with their code and architectural aspects of their applications.
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New Tech Demo Stations
The tech demo stations highlighted the latest products and technologies by the experts who are building them, and also served as a forum for participants to ask questions about architecture, agile development, and upcoming technologies.
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Lightning Forum
This casual walk-up space hosted advanced technical presentations on a wide variety of issues facing developers, taking deep dives on latest-and-greatest innovations and experiential knowledge from practitioners of many different backgrounds.
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Cloud Arcade
Friend and foe alike took to the Cloud Arcade to compete against each other choosing from all that OnLive's gaming platform has to offer. It was frag or be fragged in the friendly competitive environment.
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Partner Demos
A huge crowd circulated daily throughout the partner demo area, getting to know the companies and their innovative products, while networking and learning.
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Dreamforce Hackathon
The Dreamforce Hackathon, sponsored by Twilio, was the developer don’t-miss event of the week. It provided a change for developers to flex their fingers and show off their skills at building cloud apps. We gave out big cash prices.
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Open Source Lab
This year, we introduced the Open Source lab in the DevZone, sponsored by GitHub. Developers were able to learn more about open source communities, app, and tools and get their hands-on experience with GitHub, the leading social developer tool and code repository.
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Cloud University Scholarship
We hosted a select group of university students enrolled in the computer sciences and engineering to attend. For this pilot program, twenty students from across the country and abroad traveled to San Francisco, where they were guided through a jam-packed week of developer-related activities.
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