Apex Academy: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Coding in Salesforce
By David Liu
Anyone can code in Salesforce! A crash course on how to code Apex and why learning to code will skyrocket your career (and wallet)!
Course info
Rating
Level
Beginner
Updated
Nov 18, 2019
Duration
2h 24m
Table of contents
What's in It for Me?
Overview and Introduction
4m
Five Things Apex Will Do for Your Career
3m
Can I Really Learn How to Code?
4m
Prerequisites
2m
Introducing Apex
Introducing Apex
4m
The Salesforce Automation Landscape
2m
Declarative Toolset
3m
Coding Toolset
3m
Graph of Salesforce Tools
2m
When to Write Code
2m
Apex Triggers Overview
4m
Why We Learn Triggers First
2m
Trigger Requirements
2m
Coding Editors
6m
Demo: How to Install the Developer Console
1m
Summary
1m
Writing Basic Apex Triggers
Introduction to Writing Basic Apex Triggers
2m
Demo: Hello World Trigger
6m
Demo: Hello World Trigger Syntax
4m
The Trigger Loop, Explained
4m
Why Do We Need a Trigger Loop?
3m
Demo: Apple Watch Trigger
8m
Comparing Our Two Triggers
3m
When to Use 'before' vs. 'after' Triggers
4m
Demo: The Infinite Looping Trigger
5m
Demo: The Non-existent ID Trigger
3m
The General Trigger Pattern
1m
Demo: Dedupe This Lead Trigger
4m
Summary
1m
Writing Test Classes
Introduction to Writing Test Classes
6m
Why Salesforce Wants You to Write Tests
6m
Why You'll Love Writing Tests
4m
Demo: HelloWorld Trigger Test Class
9m
Demo: AppleWatch Trigger Test Class
4m
How Salesforce Calculates Test Coverage
6m
The Salesforce Dating Game
3m
Homework and Summary
3m
Deploying Code
Description
Course info
Rating
Level
Beginner
Updated
Nov 18, 2019
Duration
2h 24m
Description
Want to learn how to code in Salesforce but scared to start? This course is for you! We'll give you a crash course on Salesforce development and teach you how to write, test, and deploy Apex triggers. No programming experience required - anyone can code! Taught by a Salesforce Technical Architect who works at Google.
About the author
About the author
David Liu is a self-taught programmer whose dreams came true when he became a Salesforce Technical Architect at Google. Now, David dreams of inspiring the next generation of Salesforce developers. He's a four-time Salesforce MVP winner and runs SFDC99.com, the world's most popular Salesforce blog.