Prior to about a week ago, if you went to this page and requested a Force.com Security Source Code Scan, you would have most likely gotten an error telling you that it could not be done and that you would need to submit a case. Luckily, Salesforce has resolved this issue and you can now simply go to the link above, enter your credentials and you will be able to scan […]
I know security is probably not your favorite subject. But these days, it seems like everyday there is another major story coming out about how some big company has a major security breach. A lot of companies use Salesforce because it is secure and trust is so important. But as a developer, you have to realize that there are MANY ways you can bypass all the terrific security features Salesforce has put […]
If you happened to catch my post last year about the release of the new Apex Realtime Debugger, then you might also be interested in checking out this demo recording which was made at the recent TrailheaDX conference last month. The short talk was given by Greg Wester and if you are really just interested in seeing a good demo of the Realtime Debugger, then I suggest you skip the […]
Released yesterday is a new trail titled, “Apply .NET Skills to Salesforce” and it is all about wooing more .NET developers to the Salesforce platform, which I am of course, all for. This FREE and most excellent resource is written by a .NET developer for .NET developers. It does not sugar coat anything about the platform, but instead tells .NET developers honestly and directly what the platform offers and how […]
As of the Spring 16 release, there is now another way to avoid an error that would often occur when running Apex unit tests. The MIXED_DML_OPERATION error would occur because you can’t perform DML on a setup sObject (such as User, for example) and a non-setup object (such as Contact) in the same transaction. So, if you had some code such as the following: @isTest public class UserAndContactTest { public […]
Any Salesforce developer that has migrated from another language (especially .NET) knows that the debugging capabilities in Force.com are…ummm, how shall I put it? They suck! Yeah, that’s it. Well, guess what? As of Winter 16, Salesforce is offering a new Apex Interactive Debugger that will finally make developers of other platforms feel right at home. I am talking about an interactive debugger that allows you to set, remove and […]
I have recently been using Trailhead to help me study for an upcoming exam and I have been incredibly impressed with how good it is. I have already posted about the Trailhead modules that cover new material, such as Lightning, but what I was surprised about was how useful it was for reviewing material that I thought I already knew pretty well. Trailhead is definitely not exhaustive in it’s coverage, but what […]
I am currently designing a course for lynda.com about improving Visualforce performance. I decided that it was necessary to load my Developer org with a bunch of fake Account data in order to demonstrate some of the performance improvement techniques I was suggesting. I am NOT talking about unit test data, but actual data (just randomly generated). I have tried to generate things like this in the past and it always […]
In a recent post, I went over things to consider when receiving emails using Apex code. In this post, I will go over some tips and considerations you should make when working with outbound emails in the real-world. First off, in order to work with outbound messaging in your Sandbox (note that I said Sandbox and NOT Developer edition), you will first need to enable it since it is disabled by […]
Anyone that reads my blog knows that I am big fan (and regular subscriber) of the Pluralsight training videos. I cannot imagine staying up to date as a programmer without them. At this time, there are only a limited number of courses that cover the Force.com platform (8 to be exact), but I expect new titles will be added very soon. I really think that viewing these courses can be […]
