force.com DEVELOPER NEWS
 
How to Build for Mobile Devices
How do you extend the reach of your applications and build for mobile devices? You could use the out-of-the-box Salesforce Mobile, or you could roll your own awesome native apps on iOS, BlackBerry, Android,
 Build for Mobile Devices
Windows and other devices by using standard Force.com REST and OAuth functionality.
Code & Best Practices
Code Share is a directory of open source Force.com
code projects. Here's the latest:
Tweets from Followers
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Hot Discussions
Visit the Force.com discussion boards for more information,
tips, and solutions on a variety of topics.
SteveBower
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Community Profile Highlight
Keir Bowden
Keir Bowden is a familiar face, er, name in the Developer Discussion Forum. As "bob_buzzard", this consultant at BrightGen uses his extensive knowledge and experience of the Force.com platform to aid others, often going above and beyond the call of duty to help find solutions for other community members. In addition to being a prolific discussion board contributor, he maintains his blog and collects Salesforce certifications, having already achieved Developer, Administrator, Consultant and Service Cloud Consultant certs!
Check out Keir's community page and get to know one of our discussion board leaders!
April 2011 Issue
Calendar of Events  
Webinars
Developing Mobile Force.com Apps for the iPhone and iPad
Summer '11 Release Preview
User Group Meetup
New York City, NY
Developer Meetups
San Mateo, CA
Success Stories
Inspiring stories about applications
built on Force.com.
cuts development costs with Force.com
launches one-stop health plan shopping with Force.com sites
App of the Month
CipherCloud Data Protection for Salesforce
CipherCloud allows enterprises to independently manage any privacy, sovereignty and compliance
 CipherCloud Data Protection for Salesforce
requirements, for example PCI, HIPPA and PIPEDA, with regard to storing data in the cloud .
Job Highlights
The Jobs Board reveals a variety of contract, part-time, full-time, remote and on-site job listings, requiring a wide assortment of skill sets from deep administration to hard-core development.
Jobs board
For example, check out this call for application developers and architects
Hot Last Month
1 Billion Lines of Apex
and Counting
The Force.com platform just passed a huge milestone—the billionth line of Apex code is now in production! Developers like yourself are responsible for this awesome momentum—not only writing code, but also writing over 8 million tests—contributing to a better platform & better products. Thank you!
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