Learning Force.com Application Development is a hands-on guide aimed at developing Force.com applications on the Force.com platform. As you read through the content, you will notice that this book focuses on a single real-world example. This book builds upon this example to help you understand and use the tools and features of the Force.com platform.

Cloud computing has made significant changes to the IT/software development industry. Cloud platforms are one of the important directions of cloud computing. Cloud platforms allow the developers to develop apps and run them on the cloud, including platforms for building on-demand applications and platforms as a service (PaaS). Salesforce.com has introduced the first on-demand platform, called Force.com.