The Force.com IDE is a powerful client application for creating, modifying, testing and deploying Force.com applications. Based on the Eclipse platform, it provides a comfortable environment for programmers familiar with integrated development environments, allowing you to code, compile, test, and deploy all from within the IDE itself.
Sandbox
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Developer Edition
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| The salesforce.com Sandbox environment is an exact copy of your salesforce.com instance. | Developer Edition was an edition created for development of integrations and apps, specifically for the AppExchange. |
| You can copy your live instance to a sandbox environment. | You have to perform manually from sandbox to developer edition. |
| You can either copy your configuration and data into a sandbox environment or just the configuration. | You cannot copy your configuration or data onto the Developer Edition, but you can customize it to match your instance’s look and feel. |
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