Force.com and Apex Fundamentals for Developers

The opportunities for developers on the Salesforce platform today are great, especially for experienced software developers. This course will help you quickly transfer your existing skills to building Apex applications on the Salesforce platform.

Apex is the native language of the Force.com platform, and there is a huge demand for skilled developers in this space. The Java/C# like Apex language looks familiar enough that experienced developers often expect a short learning curve, but the platform is actually radically different, and requires use of a unique set of set of design patterns. In this course, you'll learn the core concepts that are essential for every Apex programmer to learn, and a roadmap to further resources to help you quickly become an expert in this rapidly growing space.

• Course Overview 2mins
• The Deceptive Nature of Apex 10mins
• Building Software I - Orgs and Metadata 37mins
• Building Software II - The Salesforce Developer Experience 52mins
• The Four Things Every Apex Developer Must Know 85mins
• Surveying Apex Syntax: It May Look like Java or C#, but It’s Not 39mins
• Exploring the Salesforce Platform Class Library and Platform Features 52mins