In this post, we have prepared a curated top list of reading recommendations for beginners and experienced. This hand-picked list of the best Force.com books and tutorials can help fill your brain this May and ensure you’re getting smarter. We have also mentioned the brief introduction of each book based on the relevant Amazon or Reddit descriptions.
- Advanced Apex Programming (2012)
- Force.com Enterprise Architecture (2014)
- Force.com Platform Fundamentals: An Introduction to Custom Application Development in the Cloud (2013)
- Practical Salesforce.com Development Without Code: Customizing Salesforce on the Force.com Platform (2014)
- App Development with Force.com (2016)
Advanced Apex Programming (2012)
Advanced Apex Programming for Salesforce.com and Force.com is neither a tutorial nor a book for beginners. Intended for developers who are already familiar with the Apex language, and experienced Java and C# developers who are moving to Apex, this book starts where the Force.com documentation leaves off. Instead of trying to cover all of the features of the platform, Advanced Apex programming focuses entirely on the Apex language and core design patterns.
Author(s): Dan Appleman
Force.com Enterprise Architecture (2014)
Blend industry best practices to architect and deliver packaged Force.com applications that cater to enterprise business needs. This book is for advanced Force.com developers and architects who need to understand the Salesforce platform from the perspective of enterprise-level requirements. You should have an existing understanding of Apex and Visualforce. Those familiar with other enterprise software ecosystems will also find this book ideal as they adopt Force.com.
Author(s): Andrew Fawcett
Force.com Platform Fundamentals: An Introduction to Custom Application Development in the Cloud (2013)
This book walks the reader through the creation of a standard recruiting application, including designing and creating Force.com objects, modifying the appearance of the standard Force.com interface, the Force.com security scheme, collaborating with Chatter, reporting on your data, and using workflows and approvals. This book also introduces the use of Visualforce pages integrate external functionality.
Author(s): Phil Choi
Practical Salesforce.com Development Without Code: Customizing Salesforce on the Force.com Platform (2014)
Are you facing a challenging Salesforce.com problem–say, relating to automation, configuration, formulation, or reporting–that you can’t quite crack? Or maybe you are hoping to infuse some creativity into your solution design strategy to solve problems faster or make solutions more efficient? Practical Salesforce.com Development Without Code shows you how to unlock the power of the Force.com platform to solve real business problems–and all without writing a line of code.
Author(s): Philip Weinmeister
App Development with Force.com (2016)
Design and develop state-of-the-art applications using Force.com’s powerful development platform. If you’re a Force.com developer with a fundamental understanding of Apex and JavaScript but now want to enhance your skills with tips, tricks, and guidance on the best architectural and engineering practices, then this book is for you. Force.com is an extremely powerful, scalable, and secure cloud platform, delivering a complete technology stack, ranging from databases and security to workflow
Author(s): Kevin J. Poorman
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Best Force.com Books to Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some Force.com books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
The Conference on Fair Use : final report to the commissioner on the conclusion of the Conference on Fair Use
Author(s): Bruce A Lehman; United States. Information Infrastructure Task Force. Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights
ID: 876514, Publisher: Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights of the Information Infrastructure Task Force , Year: [1998], Size: 456 Kb, Format: pdf
The Seven Elemental Forces of Huna: Practices for Tapping into the Energies of Nature from the Hawaiian Tradition
Author(s): Susanne Weikl
ID: 2366620, Publisher: Bear & Company, Year: 7 May 2019, Size: 12 Mb, Format: epub
Joining Forces: Police Training, Socialization and Occupational Competence
Author(s): Nigel G. Fielding
ID: 3649171, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2023, Size: 13 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are truly hot items according to Los Angeles Times, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.