Code the Cloud

Developer Force is your source for tutorials, books, articles, and videos—whether you’re a salesforce.com administrator wanting to do more with Force.com Platform technologies, or a Java or .NET engineer wanting to make the leap to cloud computing development.

By joining Developer Force, you get a free Developer Edition (DE) environment. Within this DE environment you can explore and develop with the latest Force.com technologies including the Apex Code programming language, Visualforce user-interface layer, Web Services API, and more.

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Your Fast Track to Developing On The Platform

Take advantage of these resources to get up to speed quickly and start developing on Force.com:

Join Developer Force

Join Developer Force to get your free Developer Edition (DE) environment and access to key resources. Join Developer Force now

Follow the Self-Guided Tutorials

The Force.com Workbook provides a set of practical, step-by-step tutorials that walk you through building and deploying a simple application. This is a great way to get your hands dirty.Start the Tutorials

Read the Books

Read the Force.com Fundamentals for an introduction to custom application development, the Force.com Cookbook for code samples and best practices, and Force.com Developer Guide for advanced programming techniques for cloud computing Download the books

Watch the Video

Watch "Become an App Builder with Force.com," to learn how to build an application in the cloud using Force.com Watch now