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Spring'13 Developer Preview
Spring '13 is on its way. Warm up with exciting new developer features including the Tooling API, Connect in Apex, updates to Force.com Canvas, and more. We'll be kicking things into high gear with the Spring '13 Developer Preview webinar on January 30th. Can't wait to learn about the new release?

Go ahead and check out the release notes.
Discussion Boards Updates
Discussion BoardsYou asked and we listened! The Developer Force discussion boards are the best way to tap into the collective knowledge of our developer community, and we’ve got exciting new changes in store for users! We just launched new features on the boards, including kudos, search before post, and quick reply. Get the full details on the blog, and let us know what you think.
Resources
Access reference documentation, core articles, and tools in our Technical Library.
AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform
Use the AT&T APIs to convert speech-to-text, send an SMS to an AT&T mobile number, integrate in-app purchasing with a convenient and secure billing option, and more.
Apex Enterprise Patterns - Separation of Concerns
This article describes Enterprise Application Architecture patterns, particularly how you can apply them on the Force.com platform.
Developing for the Service Cloud
Learn how to develop and deliver awesome customizations in the Service Cloud–the World's #1 Call Center Application!
Webinar: AppExchange for Developers: Monetize Your App in the Cloud
Watch this recording to learn how to publish your app on the AppExchange.
Code & Best Practices
Scheduling an Apex Call From the Command Line
Serialize Batch Apex
Tweets from Followers
@radnip
@radnip: Deploying code on #Salesforce while on a train going at 125mph, its a beautiful thing :)
@MichaelRumsby
@MichaelRumsby: If you are looking to get started or revisit fundamentals, check out #forcefriday from @forcedotcom. Powerful platform and a great intro.
@DerekLansing
@DerekLansing Rocking the integrations in @forcedotcom today. Hosting a REST API that calls another REST API. #boom #awesome
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Hot Discussions
Visit the Force.com discussion boards for more information, tips, and solutions on a variety of topics.
Jerun Jose
WSD: Apex Class Problem Using AnyType
- solved by Trusted Contributor Jerun Jose
Khaiwong
Input Field for Queries
- solved by Regular Contributor Khaiwong
sfdcfox
Many to Many Relationship
- solved by Super Contributor sfdcfox
From the Blog
Technical hints, insights, news, and more.
Implementing Idempotent Operations with Salesforce
(by Steve Bobrowski)
Idempotence is an important design consideration when building reliable distributed systems.
Introducing the AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform
(by Sandeep Bhanot)
The new AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform provides strongly-typed Apex wrappers for AT&T APIs like speech-to-text, SMS, location, payment and more.
Responsive Visualforce using Streaming API and Asynchronous Apex
(by Sandeep Bhanot)
Developers can combine Batch Apex and the Streaming API to implement an asynchronous UI design pattern that makes Visualforce pages more responsive and user friendly.
Community Profile Highlight
Andy Boettcher should be a familiar face to all, given his active role as speaker, blogger and prominent community member. He leads the Twin Cities Developer User Group at the same time he continues to publish developer-centric news and information, supporting the community and their questions. All this activity culminated in being recognized late last year as a Force.com MVP. Thanks for all your great contributions, Andy!
Jan 2013 Issue
Calendar of Events
Business App Bootcamp:
     San Francisco
Webinar: Spring '13 Release
     Developer Preview
Speaker: Developer Week:
     San Francisco
Developer User Group: RTP
TweetChat: Spring '13
CodeTalk: Integration
Waza, Heroku's Developer
      Event: San Francisco
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