I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the benefits of building Facebook Applications. I find the whole thing pretty interesting and I might be building a simple app to tie into Fore Score Golf Stats this year. Here are a few sites for those of you thinking about developing your own Facebook Apps to check out :

The Official Facebook Platform Site

The most obvious place to start developing Facebook Apps is the official website at http://developers.facebook.com. There you’ll find the essentials for building an application. You’ll find documentation with details of how the Facebook Platform works. There’s a resources section with code samples, client libraries and more. There’s also a Tools section that allows you to prototype your Facebook application in real time with user friendly test consoles. You can keep up with the latest news about the Facebook Platform as well.

Best Facebook Applications & FaceReviews

Best Facebook Applications posts profiles and reviews of some of the newest Facebook applications. FaceReviews also offers application spotlights and includes an Application Development program for those of you looking for help developing or marketing your Facebook Application ideas. You can use these two sites not only as inspiration for an application idea but to also keep an eye on competition your future app might have.

How to Develop a Hit Facebook App: 29 Essential Tools and Tutorials

This awesome list at SoftwareDeveloper.com contains 29 links to important articles and lessons for anyone looking to get into developing Facebook Applications. There are links for people getting ready to build an app, developers who are in the thick of things and creators ready to market and grow their apps. There are links for everyone in each stage of development. It’s definitely worth a bookmark.