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A podcast for Salesforce developers. In each episode, a domain expert is interviewed with a specific topic.

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    107. The Interest and Passion | Xi Xiao

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


    Xi Xiao, who joins to talk about the Interest and Passion, is a Salesforce Developer, Rust learner. Main Points Links Video Version Teaser (2min) Full episode The post 107. The Interest and Passion | Xi Xiao appeared first on SalesforceWay.

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    106. The People First Method | Jon Cline

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025


    Jon Cline, who joins to talk about the People First Method, is a Salesforce architect and soft-skill coach. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 106. The People First Method | Jon Cline appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    105. Salesforce Inspector Reloaded Plugin | Thomas Prouvot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024


    Thomas Prouvot, who joins to share about Salesforce Inspector Reloaded, is the Salesforce Inspector Reloaded creator/maintainer and Senior Technical Consultant at Salesforce Main Points Links Video Teaser The post 105. Salesforce Inspector Reloaded Plugin | Thomas Prouvot appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    104. Salesforce & AI from the trenches | Robert Söesemann

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 36:55


    Robert Söesemann, who joins to share about Salesforce & AI from the trenches, is a Salesforce principle architect, and Salesforce MVP. Main Points Links Video Teaser The post 104. Salesforce & AI from the trenches | Robert Söesemann appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    103. Grow from the past and Blackthorn.io | Chris Federspiel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023


    Chris Federspiel, who joins to talk about Grow from the past and Blackthorn.io, is the founder of Blackthorn.io. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 103. Grow from the past and Blackthorn.io | Chris Federspiel appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    102. Sfdx-hardis | Nicolas Vuillamy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023


    Nicolas Vuillamy, who joins to talk about Sfdx-hardis, is an open-Sourcerer and CTO in Cloudity. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 102. Sfdx-hardis | Nicolas Vuillamy appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    101. The Ops in Salesforce DevOps | Azlam Abdulsalam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023


    Azlam Abdulsalam, who joins to talk about The Ops in Salesforce DevOps, is A DevOps expert and OpenSource Project Flxbl main contributor. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 101. The Ops in Salesforce DevOps | Azlam Abdulsalam appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    100. DevOps is not the issue in Salesforce | Ramzi Akremi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023


    Ramzi Akremi is a senior Salesforce technologist, Modular Salesforce Evangelist, who applies software engineering to Salesforce & DevOps. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 100. DevOps is not the issue in Salesforce | Ramzi Akremi appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    99. FormulaShare App | Lawrence Newcombe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023


    Lawrence Newcombe, who joins to talk about his app FormulaShare, is the Lead Technical Architect at Giveclarity.org and Salesforce CTA. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 99. FormulaShare App | Lawrence Newcombe appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    98. Nebula Logger Open Source | Jonathan Gillespie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023


    Jonathan Gillespie, who joins to talk about his Nebula Logger open-source project, is a Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce. Main Points Links Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 98. Nebula Logger Open Source | Jonathan Gillespie appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    97. SSO in Salesforce | Lawrence Newcombe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022


    Lawrence Newcombe, who joins to talk about SSO in Salesforce, is the Lead Technical Architect at Giveclarity.org and Salesforce CTA. Main Points What is SSO The role of Salesforce in SSO The Salesforce certificate that covers the SSO topic Lawrence's blog to share his Salesforce knowledge SAML SSO OpenID SSO Debug SSO Links Lawrence's LinkedIn Lawrence's Twitter Lawrence's blog  Blog: Service Provider initiated SSO Blog: OpenID Connect Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 97. SSO in Salesforce | Lawrence Newcombe appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    96. Neo-Vim and CLI setup for Salesforce Development | Suraj Pillai

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022


    Suraj Pillai, who joins to talk about Neo-Vim and CLI setup for Salesforce development, is a Salesforce Architect and Senior Developer at Vertex Computer Systems. This Episode is a ScreenCast The YouTube URL Links Suraj's LinkedIn Suraj's Twitter Suraj's dotfiles Fzf fussy search Xi’s vlog video The post 96. Neo-Vim and CLI setup for Salesforce Development | Suraj Pillai appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    95. Salesforce Flow | Jeffrey Kranz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022


    Jeffrey Kranz, who joins to talk about Salesforce Flow, is a Product Manager at Riskonnect. Main Points The mindset of “building for flows” v.s. “Building with flows” Flow is the future The cool features of flows How to debug and test flows The fast evolvement of the flow Flow features: Apex-Defined Data Types, External Services, Custom Property Editors Links Jeff’s LinkedIn Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 95. Salesforce Flow | Jeffrey Kranz appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    94. Universal Mock | Suraj Pillai

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022


    Suraj Pillai, who joins to talk about his open-source library Universal Mock, is a Salesforce Architect and Senior Developer at Vertex Computer Systems. Main Points What is mocking in test Salesforce Stub API Suraj's universal mock open-source library Universal mock is a lightweight library The readability of Universal mock library Suraj's Salesforce dev configuration in Vim Links Suraj's LinkedIn Suraj's Twitter Suraj's Universal Mock open-source library Suraj's dotfiles Fzf fussy search Vim fugitive git plugin Salesforce dev discord channel Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 94. Universal Mock | Suraj Pillai appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    93. Test Driven Development | James Simone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022


    James Simone, who joins to talk about Test Driven Development, is working at Salesforce. He was also in the show previously on #69 talking about DML Mocking for Apex Testing. Main Points Book: Test Driven Development By Example TDD Definition and its benefits How to learn and practice TDD Boundaries and Tests as documentation TDD for Salesforce developers Reading others' code Mob programming Links James' LinkedIn James' Twitter Book: Test-Driven Development By Example Mob programming James' other episode: DML Mocking for Apex Testing Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 93. Test Driven Development | James Simone appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    92. Learning Rust Language | Scott Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021


    Scott Lee, who joins to talk about Rust Language, is CEO of Elega Corporation, Senior Salesforce Developer, Game Builder, and PluralSight Author. Main Points How did Scott start learning Rust Why is Rust fast How to learn Rust Is Rust a OO language Can Rust do things high-level languages do Expand knowledge and learn new languages Links Scott's LinkedIn Scott's Twitter Scott's company site Scott's PluralSight Author Profile Scott’s Steam Game – Kalling Kingdom Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 92. Learning Rust Language | Scott Lee appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    91. Diversify Your Skills | Scott Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021


    Scott Lee, who joins to talk about Diversify Your Skills, is CEO of Elega Corporation, Senior Salesforce Developer, Game Builder, and PluralSight Author. Main Points How did Scott get into coding at the beginning How did Scott learn Salesforce From learning python to creating the course for Python Spend time on your passion The steam game Scott is developing Salesforce developer future career Links Scott's LinkedIn Scott's Twitter Scott's company site Scott's PluralSight Author Profile Scott’s Steam Game – Kalling Kingdom Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 91. Diversify Your Skills | Scott Lee appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    90. Trailhead Year One | Joshua Birk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021


    Joshua Birk, who joins to talk about Trailhead Year One, is a Senior Director, Developer evangelist, godfather of Trailhead, the host of the Salesforce Developer Podcast. Main Points What is Josh's job in the Salesforce The story about the Medals tool Josh created The Learning Paths project that predated Trailhead Where did the name Trailhead come from When did Josh think the Trailhead project take off What is the future of the Trailhead Links Josh's LinkedIn Josh's Twitter The 100th episode (Trailhead Engineering with Jeff Douglas) in the Salesforce developer podcast Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 90. Trailhead Year One | Joshua Birk appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    89. Object-Oriented Thinking | Aidan Harding

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 34:45


    Aidan Harding, who joins to talk about Object-Oriented Thinking, is a senior developer and Technology Director at Nebula Consulting Ltd. Main Points OO language in the 1990s SOLID principles Inheritance and composition Refactoring Talking about “reusing the code is not the reason to break things into objects” OO construction Related resources Links Aidan's LinkedIn Aidan's Twitter “Why every single element of SOLID is wrong” – Blog by Dan North “Semi-solid Principles” episode in the Two’s Complement Podcast  Nebula Core – Apex Functional Programming episode Nebula Consulting Company that Aidan is working for The post 89. Object-Oriented Thinking | Aidan Harding appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    88. Salesforce Quality Engineer | Julian Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 47:09


    Julian Joseph, who joins to talk about Salesforce Quality Engineer topic, is a Salesforce Quality Architect, Senior Salesforce QA. Julian has tremendous experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, and the DevOps area. Main Points Julian's self-introduction  What does Julian do in Salesforce What does the quality team do in Salesforce The importance of naming convention and quality mindset The balance between speed and quality Don't ignore the customer experience Prioritize testing tasks Test automation Quality engineer role in the project Tools Links Julian’s LinkedIn Julian’s Twitter The post 88. Salesforce Quality Engineer | Julian Joseph appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    87. LWC for VisualForce Developers | Alba Rivas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 29:07


    Alba Rivas, who joins to talk about LWC for VisualForce Developers, is the Lead Developer Advocate at Salesforce, former Salesforce MVP and dreamOlé organizer, 9x Certified. Main Points The resource collection on this topic (a sample app, 3 trailhead modules, and the webinar series in English & Spanish) How to leverage Low-code tools in LEX to replace Visualforce The benefits of using LWC comparing to VF The architecture of LWC v.s VisualForce Coding LWC vs coding VisualForce The future roadmap Links Alba’s Twitter Alba’s LinkedIn The blog post on this topic created by Alba The post 87. LWC for VisualForce Developers | Alba Rivas appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    86. User Interface API – Christian Menzinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 24:39


    Christian Menzinger, who joins to talk about User Interface API, is a self-employed Germany-based Salesforce developer, trainer, Salesforce MVP, Community leader. Main Points What is the User Interface API? What problem does it solve? How is it in use before and in LWC? Examples of usage scenarios and sample code Links Christian’s Twitter Christian’s LinkedIn User Interface API in general Explore the Salesforce APIs with a Postman Collection Wire Adapters and Functions for UI-API Presentation and sample project how to leverage User Interface API hooks in Lightning Web Components The post 86. User Interface API – Christian Menzinger appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    85. Einstein Analytics Dashboard | Carl Brundage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 32:10


    Carl Brundage, who joins to talk about Einstein Analytics Dashboards, is a Salesforce CTA, 30 x certified, and Data & Analytics expert. Main points In this conversation, Carl talked about the differences between Salesforce built-in dashboards and Einstein Analytics Dashboards (recently renamed to Tableau CRM), the various phases of utilizing data, and how to implement a successful data analytics solution. Links Carl’s Twitter Carl’s LinkedIn Carl’s personal blog The post 85. Einstein Analytics Dashboard | Carl Brundage appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    84. Look Outside of Salesforce | Leo Alves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 35:30


    Leo Alves, who joins to talk about Look outside of Salesforce, is a Software engineer and Salesforce developer based on Australia. Main Points In this conversation, Leo talked about his non-IT background and how he entered Salesforce and gradually became a Salesforce developer. He also shared why he considers it important to learn IT skills outside of Salesforce. Links Leo’s Twitter Leo’s LinkedIn The post 84. Look Outside of Salesforce | Leo Alves appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    83. Domain-Driven Design | David Felkel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 34:43


    David Felkel, who joins to talk about Domain-Driven Design, is a Munich based Salesforce developer, software engineer, scrum master. He is also on his freelancer journey. Main points What is Domain-Driven Design (DDD)? Ubiqitous language and its natural synergy with Salesforce Technical DDD in Salesforce – how is it limited? DDD and Apex – what can be used in Salesforce? How to learn DDD Links David’s LinkedIn Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 83. Domain-Driven Design | David Felkel appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    82. Working effectively with legacy code | Michael Feathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020


    Michael Feathers is a well-recognized programmer in the IT industry, the author of the famous programming book Working Effectively with Legacy Code, and the founder of R7K Research & Conveyance. Michael talked about the content of his book, what is his definition of legacy code, how to work with legacy code, Why tests are important, etc. Links Michael’s Twitter Michael’s Blog Working Effectively with Legacy Code The deep synergy between testability and good design R7K Research & Conveyance Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 82. Working effectively with legacy code | Michael Feathers appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    81. From Theater Arts to Developer Evangelist | Peter Chittum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 32:00


    Peter Chittum is Senior Director, Developer Evangelist at Salesforce. Peter grows from Theater Arts and French education to Developer Evangelist and Manager at Salesforce. He also shared how the Salesforce front-end evolved, how to learn functional programming, imposter syndrome challenges, etc. Links Peter’s Twitter Peter’s LinkedIn Elixir programming language Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 81. From Theater Arts to Developer Evangelist | Peter Chittum appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    80. Blending Business and Technical Insights | Tina Wilburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 32:34


    Tina Wilburn joins to talk about the Blending Business and Technical Insights topic. Tina is a Senior Program Architect at Salesforce, with 25 years in the software engineering and consulting space. She has an MBA as well as a Master’s Degree in Project Management and has worked as a Salesforce architect since 2014. In addition to 15 Salesforce certifications, Tina is an expert in enterprise architecture, integrations, AI, and business consulting. Main points Overview of Tina’s career: from mainframes to MBA, to Salesforce program architect What helps her to interface with executive leaders Tips for career success The journey to The post 80. Blending Business and Technical Insights | Tina Wilburn appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    79. Salesforce Mobile Development | Gaurav Kheterpal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 22:58


    Gaurav Kheterpal, who joins to talk about Salesforce Mobile Development, is the CTO at MTX Group, Salesforce MVP, 31x Salesforce & Google Certified Enterprise Architect, Pluralsight Author, and Einstein Champion. Main points What are the various mobile development methodologies in Salesforce? What are the trade-offs of each mobile development approach? When should I use or not use Salesforce1 mobile app? What are some of the key things to keep in mind while building a Salesforce mobile app? What does Salesforce Mobile SDK contain? How can one start learning Salesforce mobile development? Links Gaurav’s LinkedIn Gaurav’s Twitter Salesforce Mobile SDK Gaurav’s The post 79. Salesforce Mobile Development | Gaurav Kheterpal appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    78. Adding the XY problem to Your Solutioning Toolbelt | James Hou

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020


    James Hou is a developer and architect with 10 years of experience in the ecosystem. He focuses on solving complex problems in highly custom enterprise orgs and is currently a Senior Salesforce Consultant working at Google. In this episode, James talked about how to break down a problem with the concept of XY problem from three different angles — daily tasks that affect your end-users, daily tasks that affect your own workflow, and problems that affect entire teams. Links Jame’s LinkedIn Jame’s LWC-Utils open source repo SFXD Discord community Video Teaser YouTube Video URL The post 78. Adding the XY problem to Your Solutioning Toolbelt | James Hou appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    77. Clean Coder and Professionalism | Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020


    Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) is the co-founder of cleancoders.com, author of several very popular books including clean code, public speaker, idol of many programmers. Uncle Bob joins to talk about clean coder, programming professionalism, the future of programming, lisp and Clojure, and the recommended reading books, etc. Links Clean Coder Uncle Bob’s personal blog Clean Coder site with programming videos The future of programming Uncle Bob recommended books Teaching videos for SICP book Video Video format of this episode on YouTube Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 77. Clean Coder and Professionalism | Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    76. Clean Code | Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 37:11


    Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) is the co-founder of cleancoders.com, author of several very popular books including clean code, public speaker, idol of many programmers. Uncle Bob joins to talk about clean code, such as its definition, guiding principles, best practices, test coverage, TDD, etc. Links Clean Code Uncle Bob’s personal blog Clean Coder site with programming videos Video Video format of this episode on YouTube Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 76. Clean Code | Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    75. Data migration and integration | David Masri

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 33:22


    David Masri is Salesforce Architect, Data Architect, 9x Salesforce Certified, Certified Google Data Engineer, Director of Professional Services at Plative. David joins to talk about the difference between Salesforce data migration and integration, their best practices, record locking issue among many other points from his book. Links David’s LinkedIn David’s book – Developing Data Migrations and Integrations with Salesforce – Patterns and Best Practices David’s personal blog David’s data locking article 1 David’s data locking article 2 Best Practices for Deployments with Large Data Volumes Managing Lookup Skew in Salesforce to Avoid Record Lock Exceptions The Salesforce Bulk API: Maximizing The post 75. Data migration and integration | David Masri appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    74. Consulting on an Existing Org | Brian Shea

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 33:52


    Brian Shea, who joins to talk about consulting on an existing org, is 8x Certified, Salesforce Architect at Shea Consulting LLC. Main Points Working in a brand new v.s. Old Salesforce environment Brian’s definition of legacy code Risk of working in an old environment Regression test Project scope Get familiar with the legacy code Communication on the existing issues House cleaning job – consultant or internal staff? Links Brian’s LinkedIn  Shea Consulting LLC Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 74. Consulting on an Existing Org | Brian Shea appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    73. Reusable Web Component | Matt Kaufman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 42:01


    Matt Kaufman, who joins to talk about reusable web component, is 19x Certified, 3x Trailhead Ranger, Dreamforce Speaker, Book author, GDG Community Organizer, Chief Innovation Officer in MK Partners. Main Points Matt’s Salesforce journey Why are reusability and extensibility important when working with front-end code? Component-driven mindset The inputs of custom web components – @api and targetConfig Between component communication The new lightning message service Building our own reusable component repositories Sell components in AppExchange LWC, Aura, VisualForce components Links Matt’s LinkedIn Matt’s Twitter Matt’s Github The free Mambo Merge App in AppExchange Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 73. Reusable Web Component | Matt Kaufman appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    72. Functional Programming and Haskell | Mark Seemann

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 44:28


    Mark Seemann, who joins to talk about Functional Programming and Haskell, is a self-employed programmer and software architect, book author, PluralSight author, public conference speaker, Humane Code Video author in Cleancoders.com. Main points Why does Mark move from C# to F# and Haskell? What is a pure function? Why is pure function friendly? Why is Haskell suitable for learning Functional Programming? The importance of Immutability Dynamic v.s. Static typed functional programming languages Links Haskell language Mark’s Twitter Mark’s PluralSight courses Mark’s personal blog Mark’s Humane Code Videos Book – Dependency Injection Principles, Practices, and Patterns Video Teaser The YouTube Video The post 72. Functional Programming and Haskell | Mark Seemann appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    71. SOLID Principles | Mark Seemann

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 38:23


    Mark Seemann, who joins to talk about SOLID principles, is a self-employed programmer and software architect, book author, PluralSight author, public conference speaker, Humane Code Video author in Cleancoders.com. Main points What coding problems does SOLID solve? Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) Open-Closed Principle (OCP) Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) Links Mark’s Twitter Mark’s SOLID course (PluralSight) Mark’s PluralSight courses Mark’s personal blog Mark’s Humane Code Videos Book – Dependency Injection Principles, Practices, and Patterns Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 71. SOLID Principles | Mark Seemann appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    69. DML Mocking for Apex Test | James Simone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 34:31


    James Simone, who joins to talk about DML Mocking, is the lead Software Engineer at James Simone LLC. He is also a climber, runner, sourdough bread baker, oats enthusiast, and software developer. He’s the self-published author of the sci-fi / fantasy novel A Good Thing Never Stops. Main Points James’ the Joys of Apex blog series What is DML mocking? Is DML mocking important to implement? How to switch to using DML mocking? Is test speed also important for development? How DML mocking is created in a high-level picture? What challenges have James encountered when implementing the DML mocking lib? The post 69. DML Mocking for Apex Test | James Simone appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    68. ApexLink – Salesforce offline package linker (2) | Kevin Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 22:47


    Kevin Jones, who joins to talk about his open-source project ApexLink, is a Senior Architect in FinancialForce. Main Points How does ApexLink work? What is ApexAssist VSCode extension? Future roadmap for ApexLink and ApexAssist – the local execution Kevin’s daily work in FinancialForce Links Kevin’s Twitter Kevin’s personal blog ApexLink Github Repo ApexAssist VSCode extension Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 68. ApexLink – Salesforce offline package linker (2) | Kevin Jones appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    67. ApexLink – Salesforce offline package linker (1) | Kevin Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 29:48


    Kevin Jones, who joins to talk about his open-source project ApexLink, is a Senior Architect in FinancialForce. Main Points Kevin’s self-introduction What is ApexLink, Kevin’s open source project? Is ApexLink similar to the PMD? Is ApexLink similar to the Illuminated Cloud? Why does Kevin use Scala language to create ApexLink? How does ApexLink work? Links Kevin’s Twitter Kevin’s personal blog ApexLink Github Repo ApexAssist VSCode extension Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 67. ApexLink – Salesforce offline package linker (1) | Kevin Jones appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    66. Cloud Specialized Developer Career Path | Buyan Thyagarajan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020


    Buyan Thyagarajan, who joins to talk about Cloud Specialized Developer Career Path, is Salesforce MVP, specializing in Higher Education and Manufacturing. He is passionate about helping people start a Salesforce career. Main points Buyan’s self-introduction Buyan’s career advice to all developers  Buyan uses EDA/HEDA education cloud as an example Buyan uses manufacturing cloud as an example Why should Salesforce developers know the business side? Buyan uses the non-profit cloud as an example Links Buyan’s Twitter Buyan’s LinkedIn Buyan’s personal blog EDA Manufacturing cloud Non-profit cloud Video Teaser The YouTube Video URL The post 66. Cloud Specialized Developer Career Path | Buyan Thyagarajan appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    65. Future of Development on Salesforce 360 Platform | Abhinav Gupta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 24:39


    Abhinav Gupta, who joins to talk about Future of Development on Salesforce 360 Platform, is a Salesforce Architect and Salesforce MVP, the Founder of Concretio Apps Company. Sponsor This episode is sponsored by Copado. Copado is the first Salesforce Delivery Management solution and the #1 native DevOps platform for Salesforce. Main Points Abhinav’s self-introduction The first-ever Virtual Dreamin’ event Discuss the Salesforce platform megatrend – low code The growing Salesforce marketplace for declarative tools, such as flows Salesforce customer 360 platform – more new Salesforce clouds are launching Discussion on the developer’s career path How do developers learn declarative tools? The post 65. Future of Development on Salesforce 360 Platform | Abhinav Gupta appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    64. Salesforce Dependency API | Vladimir Gerasimov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 30:13


    Vladimir Gerasimov, who joins to talk about the Salesforce Dependency API, is the Director of Product Management at Salesforce. Main Points Vladimir’s self-introduction Salesforce Dependency API is already in Open Beta as of the recording What is the Dependency API and what is the “where is it used” button? What meta-data types are supported in the Dependency API? How to use and query the dependency API? The open-source Dependencies-CLI plugin repository The dependency API Future roadmap Links Vladimir’s Twitter Dependency API Meta-data coverage report Learn MOAR – Dependency API SFDX Dependencies-cli plugin Vladimir’s Dependency API Webinar Video Teaser on Salesforce The post 64. Salesforce Dependency API | Vladimir Gerasimov appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    63. From Non-tech to Salesforce Architect | Susannah St-Germain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 33:35


    Susannah St-Germain, who joins to talk about becoming a Salesforce Architect without IT background, is a Salesforce MVP, Salesforce Architect, 20 x certified, BostonSFDC Co-Lead, and RADWomenCode Coach. Sponsors: Main Points Susannah’s self-introduction, her role in the company and the CTA exam journey Why and how did Susannah slowly transition from the music to the IT field? How did Susannah make the switch from the admin role to the developer role? What is the right mindset to shift to a Salesforce technical role? Susannah also shares her experience on this point. How did Susannah change to a Salesforce technical architecture The post 63. From Non-tech to Salesforce Architect | Susannah St-Germain appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    62. CumulusCI Portable Automation| Jason Lantz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 24:09


    Jason Lantz, who joins to talk about CumulusCI – A Salesforce automation tool, is the Sr. Director, Release Engineering at Salesforce.org. Main Points Jason’s self-introduction Jason talks about what is CumulusCI What is the configuration layer in CumulusCI? The other three layers: key-chain, task, and flow layers How to understand CumulusCI from a beginner point of view? Does CumulusCI work for enterprise developers with repositories other than Github? Links Jason’s Twitter CumulusCI Github Repo CumulusCI document CumulusCI Trailhead Modules Video Teaser on CumulusCI The YouTube Video URL The post 62. CumulusCI Portable Automation| Jason Lantz appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    61. All About Apex Language(2) | Chris Peterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 28:59


    Chris Peterson, who joins to talk about Apex language, is the Director of Product Management for Apex in Salesforce. Sponsors Main Points Is the Apex team currently working on the language expressiveness? Is it a good idea that Salesforce supports some good open-source libraries in the ecosystem? Is it valuable to build an Apex package management tool like npm for javascript? Shall Apex add features to distinguish various types of Apex tests, such as unit test, integration test, large volume data test, bulkification test, etc.?  Apex team’s working effort to have better meta-data coverage Chris’ tips on writing good Apex The post 61. All About Apex Language(2) | Chris Peterson appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    60. All About Apex Language(1) | Chris Peterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 39:18


    Chris Peterson, who joins to talk about Apex language, is the Director of Product Management for Apex in Salesforce. Main Points What is the responsibility of Chris’ team? How does Chris and the team collect working items? Is the idea exchange a good channel for developers to submit wishes? How does the team implement, test, rollback new features? The internal hammer tool We talk about the story before and after the new Apex compiler, and what new features the new compiler brings to developers. What is the language server and how does it support LWC and Apex? Is a local The post 60. All About Apex Language(1) | Chris Peterson appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    59. Salesforce Analytics | David Dixon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 23:19


    David Dixon, who joins to talk about the world of Salesforce Analytics, is Director of Analytics at Atrium.ai. David has 20 years of experience with every aspect of data, from database administration to data migration, integration, and analytics including Einstein AI.  Main Points What’s new in the analytics and AI space on Salesforce these days? How does Einstein Analytics fit together with Tableau? What are the basic skills you’ll need to get started with AI and data science? What can we expect for the future of analytics on Salesforce? Links David’s LinkedIn Profile Atrium.ai David’s Dreamforce Session on Tips and Tricks The post 59. Salesforce Analytics | David Dixon appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    58. Create AppExchange Solution From True Zero | Pat McClellan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 33:13


    Pat McClellan, who joins to talk about AppExchange Solution, is a 4x Salesforce Certified Salesforce Developer, 2x Dreamforce Speaker, Lightning Champion, author of Proton Text App. Main Points Pat’s self-introduction and brief journey of creating the Proton Text App Why did Pat change his career path and now have a good motivation to be a Salesforce developer? Pat goes through the technical design and how the app was built 3 typical use cases that Salesforce users use text messages on the platform The text messaging app competition on AppExchange  How did Pat collect requirements? How big revenue does Pat have The post 58. Create AppExchange Solution From True Zero | Pat McClellan appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    57. Prepare for Salesforce CTA | Kid Jansen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 32:00


    Kid Jansen, who joins to talk about how to prepare for Salesforce CTA, is 20x certified, Technical Architect, PluralSight Author, and active community contributor. Main Points Kid’s self-introduction Kid’s video presentation – Salesforce certifications What are CTA prerequisites in terms of certifications? When shall people start to prepare for CTA when prerequisites are done? What are the differences between growing into architect from admin, consultant or developer? The difference among types of working companies: small or big; consulting, ISV or customer. The process and the content of the CTA exam Once I decided to start, what are the tools to The post 57. Prepare for Salesforce CTA | Kid Jansen appeared first on SalesforceWay.

    56. Surviving As a Remote Tech Employee | Gloria Ramchandani

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 27:39


    Gloria Ramchandani, who joins to talk about Surviving As a Remote Tech Employee, is Atlanta WIT UG Leader, Dreamforce Speaker, Product Manager at Copado. Main Points How long has Gloria been remote working for? Is there a difference between remote working and pandemic lockdown? How to keep working routines? Gloria’s tip to have kids involved in the working time The importance of physical boundaries  The challenge of working overtime The importance of small breaks How to keep and maintain the working energy? The requirements for hardware devices The social desire in remote working How does a company maintain the culture? The post 56. Surviving As a Remote Tech Employee | Gloria Ramchandani appeared first on SalesforceWay.

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