Quick Force Java – Getting Started with Salesforce REST in Java

2016-01-26 (Last Modified: 2016-01-26)

Recently I blogged about a toolchain that quickly gets you going with the Salesforce REST APIs. I believe developers should be able to get started with new technologies without having to install tons of stuff and struggle for days. That blog used Quick Force Node for those who want to use JavaScript / Node.js. I’ve had a number of requests for a Java version of this toolchain so I created Quick Force Java.

Check out a screencast that shows how to start with nothing, deploy a Salesforce REST app on Heroku, setup OAuth, setup a local dev environment, make & test changes to the app, and then deploy those changes back to the cloud (all in under 12 minutes):

Try out Quick Force Java and let me know how it goes!