I thought I would post my apex and visualforce code used to build my first Force.com Site – the one listed on the Force.com Sites Gallery.

In total, it is:

1. 1 apex class – custom extension
2. 1 apex test class
3. 3 visualforce pages
4. 1 CSS file
5. A small amount of on-page javascript

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Today, I started development on a simple project using Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com. I must say getting the software installed as well as the plug-in was more difficult than I had expected, but all is well now.

I say “started”. I’ve actually built a RIA in the past using what used to be known as Adobe Flex Builder 3. It was a web-based application that used data grids and the accordion to show our available inventory data. It worked really well.

Now, Flex Builder 3 has gone away and Adobe has released Flash Builder 4 as its replacement. On top of that, Salesforce.com and Adobe have worked together to make RIA development on the Force.com platform even easier by providing Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com.

That, better stated, is where I am starting today.

This simple application I’m building is simply (1.) taking our Property data from our corporate website, (2.) randomly displaying a Property when the page loads and (3.) giving the user pagination controls to view all our Properties.

Once I’m done, I hope to be able to post a demo here. Stay tuned.

I just received word from the Salesforce.com Product Manager that DLR and I have been accepted into the Force.com Sites Pilot program.

I guess you can say its a privilege. It’s basically a beta program intended to allow a few customers “production” access to the Force.com Sites technology so that they can fine tune anything before they make it generally available to every Salesforce.com customer. The pilot program, I hear, was rather selective.

Currently, I’m going through the initial set up (nothing to show yet) but I do hope to be able to show some progress, or at least screen shots, here.

More info: http://developer.force.com/sites

A few years ago the web standard was to build your site no wider than 800px. With advances in monitor technology and size, most web-saavy users cannot remember the days of 800px-wide sites.

Therefore, I took a deep dive into our Google Analytics accounts and sure enough, people shop our website with some rather large resolutions (e.g. 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1400×1050, 1600×1200).

So, I’ve recently widened the site to 990px:

Screen shot of the new, wider digitalrealtytrust.com

I’ve recently finished a new e-commerce website.

kellykaycreative dot com

Technologies include:

I’ve added a new category for posts to help organize examples of my work.

I plan to post images with short descriptions.

Check out my portfolio posts here.