April 2013 Developer Force Newslette
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Build it Mobile
Announcing Salesforce Mobile ServicesWe recently announced Salesforce Mobile Services which includes the tools, frameworks and APIs you need to build apps for any device. Check out the new Mobile Packs for jQuery Mobile, AngularJS and Backbone.js. Last week we had an amazing Mobile Developer Week – with over 40 local Developer User Groups meeting worldwide. You can now put your new skills to the test and participate in the 2013 Mobile Developer Challenge, with $16,000 worth of prizes at stake.

Read up on how you can enter, and then start hacking. May the best mobile app win!
Summer is coming - Summer '13 Release Preview
Summer '13 Developer Preview WebinarIt's our favorite time of year with the next release of the Salesforce Platform -
Summer '13 Release Preview. Get started by attending our webinar on May 8 and learn about all the updates for Visualforce and Salesforce APIs, and ISVForce. Additionally, Force.com Canvas and Chatter in Apex will be GA!

Register today.
Resources
Recordings
Code & Best Practices
From the Blog
Technical hints, insights, news, and more.
Understanding Force.com Platform Internals Helps You Build Better Apps
(by Steve Bobrowski)
When you have a good understanding of how something works, you greatly increase the likelihood that you'll have a better experience using that something.
HTML5, AngularJS, Backbone Mobile Service Packs
(by Dave Carroll)
Mobile Packs are built on popular Javascript libraries like AngularJS, Backbone,js and jQuery Mobile to make developing robust business apps for mobile devices using HTML5 while providing idiomatic access to the Salesforce Platform.
Build Mobile Web Apps with AngularJS and the Salesforce Platform
(by Reid Carlberg)
If you haven't touched Javascript in awhile, you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to use this framework once you get the hang of it. And, it's a great introduction to Twitter's Bootstrap at the same time.
Tweets from Followers
@apurkiss
@apurkiss: Awesome milestone: Bay Area Salesforce DUG = 700 members! Thanks #MobileMonth!
http://www.meetup.com/ForceDotCom/ @forcedotcom @ForceDevMeetup
@alexfuks
@alexfuks: @forcedotcom learned that #Heroku allows developers to setup an environment and deploy relatively quickly! Thanks for doing #elevateta
@RioMansaray
@RioMansaray: @forcedotcom lovely t-shirt!!!!. I can't stop coding pic.twitter.com/wZw4W41azs
Hot Discussions
Visit the Force.com discussion boards for more information, tips, and solutions on a variety of topics.
bob_buzzard
Trigger on Task Before Delete Error
- solved by Super Contributor, Moderator bob_buzzard
Shiv Shankar
Insert Records While page is Loaded
- solved by Regular Contributor Shiv Shankar
Vishal.Gupta
Twitter Integration
- solved by Visitor Vishal.Gupta
Community Profile Highlight
Andrew Fawcett
Andrew Fawcett has worked on the Force.com platform for roughly three years on top of his >20 years technology industry experience. Following a hugely motivational Dreamforce 2012 event, he has enjoyed sharing more insights while being part of one of the leading Force.com ISVs, FinancialForce.com.

He is a frequent contributor to the developer.force.com wiki and can be found on Salesforce StackExchange, Twitter, and his own blogs. In his spare time he enjoys Formula1, movies, video games, German sports cars and of course coding!
Apr 2013 Issue
Calendar of Events
Customer Company Tour:
     #devzone London

Salesforce Developer
     Garage: Nonprofit
     Hackathon - San Francisco
Webinar: Summer '13
     Developer Preview
CodeTalk: SOQL Best
     Practices
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