Visualforce Developer Guide

Introducing Visualforce
Tools for Visualforce Development
Getting a Quick Start with Visualforce
Customizing the Appearance and Output of Visualforce Pages
Standard Controllers
Standard List Controllers
Custom Controllers and Controller Extensions
Advanced Examples
Overriding Buttons, Links, and Tabs with Visualforce
Using Static Resources
Creating and Using Custom Components
Dynamic Visualforce Bindings
Dynamic Visualforce Components
Integrating Email with Visualforce
Visualforce Charting
Creating Maps with Visualforce
Render Flows with Visualforce
Templating with Visualforce
Developing Salesforce Apps with Visualforce
What is Salesforce Mobile Classic?
Salesforce Platform Development Process
Setting Up Your Development System
The Development Process and the Importance of Testing
Testing Visualforce Pages in the Salesforce App
Understanding the Salesforce App Container
Tell Me More: Where Visualforce Pages Can Appear in the Salesforce App
Guidelines and Best Practices
Adding Visualforce to a Salesforce AppExchange App
Using JavaScript in Visualforce Pages
Best Practices
Standard Component Reference
Appendices
Glossary
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Salesforce Platform Development Process

The processes used for developing in Lightning Experience and the Salesforce app are the same. If you’re used to developing for Salesforce Classic, the development process for Lightning Experience and the Salesforce app has a few differences, but much of it will be familiar to you.

When creating Visualforce pages for the Salesforce app, it’s important that you set up your tools and testing environments correctly. In this section, we will go over the best practices for the Salesforce mobile platform development process.