Start developing custom interfaces for the Force.com platform (including Salesforce) using Visualforce. Sara Morgan walks you through the basics of Visualforce, explores its MVC backbone, issues instructions for downloading a free developer edition of the software, and helps you decide if Visualforce is right for your organization. She then explores how to build pages out of common components; enhance pages with tabs, controllers, and extensions; and use the Developer Console to perform more advanced operations—such as editing multiple records, configuring error handling, and unit testing your code. Along the way, you'll encounter a series of coding challenges that let you practice and expand your Visualforce coding skills.

Topics include:

• What is Visualforce?
• Registering for an account
• Building a Visualforce page
• Building a tabbed page
• Configuring permissions
• Using standard list controllers and custom controllers
• Exploring unit testing