Force.com is the leading cloud platform that enables you to build applications with ease in record time with friendly point-and-click tools. Applications such as Excel and Access just don't cut it anymore. Complex spreadsheets and unwieldy databases can slow you down, but there is a better way that is simple and powerful.

With Force.com you can be productive immediately.

Force.com lets you build, execute, and deploy applications in the cloud quickly and easily.
With a point-and-click interface, you can create and modify application components, including:

• Build a data model and UI
• Build business logic
• Import and analyze data

Recommended Learning Path

To begin learning how to develop on the Force.com Platform, start with these quick hands-on tutorials:

• Quick Tutorial 1: Build a Cloud App in 5 Minutes
• Quick Tutorial 2: Build A Cloud Database — Add Fields to an Object
• Quick Tutorial 3: Build a Cloud Database — Create a New Object
• Quick Tutorial 4: Build a Cloud Database — Relate Objects
• Quick Tutorial 5: Build a Cloud Database — Enforce a Business Rule
• Quick Tutorial 6: Build a Cloud Database — Load Data
• Quick Tutorial 7: Customize a User Interface — Create Views of Data
• Quick Tutorial 8: Customize a User Interface — Modify a Page Layout
• Quick Tutorial 9: Customize a User Interface — Enable Social Collaboration
• Quick Tutorial 10: Customize a User Interface — Create a Report
• Quick Tutorial 11: Customize a User Interface — Create a Dashboard
• Quick Tutorial 12: Add Basic App Logic — Add A Workflow Rule
• Quick Tutorial 13: Add Basic App Logic — Add A Formula Field
• Quick Tutorial 14: Add Basic App Logic — Add A Rollup Summary Field
• Quick Tutorial 15: Add Basic App Logic — Create an Approval Process
• More to follow (coming soon)

For background read the following article series.

• Understanding Cloud Application Development

Resources

Here are some other helpful resources for learning to develop apps with Force.com.

• Articles
  • Getting Started on the Force.com Platform
  • An Introduction to the Force.com Database
  • An Introduction to Point-and-Click App Building on Force.com
  • An Introduction to Formulas
• Webinars & Videos
  • Inside the App
  • Intro to Force.com
  • Learn to Build Apps
• Books and Guides
  • Force.com Fundamentals
  • Developer Workbooks
• Discussion Boards
  • New to Cloud Development
  • General Development