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The Compiler
Alex hadn't meant to discover that reality was mutable. It happened during a late-night coding session as he prepared for an upcoming interview, when…
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Exciting Winter '25 ☃️ Feature
Quick tip this week! In the most recent Winter '25 release, Salesforce enabled Conditional Field Formatting. This is a fun new feature that I think…
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Flow Building Framework
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."— Albert Einstein What is the simplest set of principles for building Salesforce flows?…
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Dynamic Report Filters
Quick tip this week. You can pass filter values into the URL of a report in order to dynamically change what the report shows.…
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John D. Rockefeller and Data
John D. Rockefeller built a monopoly on oil starting in the late 19th century. His Standard Oil Company become so powerful and far-reaching that the US…
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CampApex - Free Coding Practice Site
Happy Saturday! This week I was in the midst of being extremely unproductive, bouncing around social media, and playing LinkedIn's new puzzle game called Tango…
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How to Query for a Record Type in Salesforce Flow
Best Practice: Query for your record types in Salesforce Flows (and Apex) What You'll Need: Object Name Record Type Name How To Do It: Use…
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The Pattern Anti-Pattern Master List
Super short email! I stumbled across an excellent resource this week and wanted to get it on your radar. Salesforce Architects Patterns & Anti-Pattern…
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Winter '25 Release Note Goodies
The Winter '25 release is just around the corner! Major update windows are scheduled for October 4th, and October 12th. As always, I'd highly recommend you…
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The secrets of hyperfocus...
Hyperfocus. That's the name of a book I read this week by Chris Bailey. Hyperfocus is the narrowing of our attention to a single…
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How to Schedule a Salesforce Flow Annually
A colleague asked this week, "Can flows be scheduled to run annually? Or do I need an Apex Trigger for that?" Good question. At…
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The Power of Feedback
Happy Saturday! This week, I came across some quotes from Elon Musk about the importance of feedback: "I think it's very important to have a feedback…