Platform Developer Cert Lab

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Udemy figures from his Salesforce Flows course, checked Oct 10, 2026.

What you'll learn

Know the governor limits cold, sync vs async, and write bulkified Apex that stays under them.
Choose declarative or code the way the exam expects: formulas, roll-ups, Flow and Apex.
Write and read SOQL, SOSL and DML, and know exactly what each returns.
Explain triggers, the save order and recursion, classic exam traps.
Handle exceptions and custom exceptions correctly.
Build Lightning web components and secure your Apex against SOQL injection and XSS.
Test, debug and deploy: test classes, coverage, debug logs and environments.
Walk into the exam having already answered 370 exam-style questions.

This course includes

21 lessons across all 4 exam sections
370 practice questions with explanations
Flashcards for every section
4 section practice quizzes
Hands-on tasks for a free Developer Edition org
Every fact linked to official docs
Bonus: the free Platform Administrator Cert Lab
Bonus: 4-week study plan and governor limits cheat sheet

$9.9912 months

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Why people fail PD1

The exam costs $200, and the outline is broad: four sections, from Apex and SOQL to UI and deployment. Most people don't fail for lack of reading. They fail because they never practiced the way the exam asks, and they missed the traps.

Cert Lab is built for that. Every lesson ends in exam-style questions, and every answer explains why the other options are wrong.

1. Learn one objective at a time

Short lessons, weighted like the real exam.

2. Practice until it's automatic

10 questions per lesson, a section check, flashcards and a 30-question quiz per section.

3. Prove it in a real org

Each lesson has a hands-on task for a free Developer Edition org.

Curriculum

4 sections · 21 lessons · 370 practice questions. DF1 is free to read.

Developer Fundamentals · 27% · 6 lessons

DF1: Multitenancy and governor limitsPreview
DF2: MVC and the Lightning Component Framework🔒 Locked
DF3: Declarative or code: formulas, roll-ups and Apex🔒 Locked
DF4: Relationships: lookup, master-detail and many-to-many🔒 Locked
DF5: Accessing related data: relationship queries and external IDs🔒 Locked
DF6: Agentforce for Developers: uses and limits🔒 Locked
Section check, flashcards and a 30-question practice quiz🔒 Locked

Process Automation and Logic · 28% · 6 lessons

PA1: Declarative automation and Apex together🔒 Locked
PA2: Variables, constants, methods, modifiers and interfaces🔒 Locked
PA3: Control flow: if-else, switch and loops🔒 Locked
PA4: SOQL, SOSL and DML in Apex: what they return🔒 Locked
PA5: Triggers, the save order and recursion🔒 Locked
PA6: Exception handling and custom exceptions🔒 Locked
Section check, flashcards and a 30-question practice quiz🔒 Locked

User Interface · 25% · 5 lessons

UI1: Secure data access in Apex: sharing, user mode and stripInaccessible🔒 Locked
UI2: Preventing SOQL injection and XSS🔒 Locked
UI3: Building Lightning web components: files, decorators and targets🔒 Locked
UI4: LWC events and component communication🔒 Locked
UI5: Apex for components, flows and agents🔒 Locked
Section check, flashcards and a 30-question practice quiz🔒 Locked

Testing, Debugging, and Deployment · 20% · 4 lessons

TD1: Writing Apex tests: @IsTest, assertions and code coverage🔒 Locked
TD2: Test data: setup methods, loadData and SeeAllData🔒 Locked
TD3: Developer tools, debug logs and monitoring🔒 Locked
TD4: Environments and deployment🔒 Locked
Section check, flashcards and a 30-question practice quiz🔒 Locked

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Your instructor

Nick Frates, senior Salesforce developer

Nick builds on Salesforce every day. His Salesforce Flows course on Udemy has taught more than 20,000 students, with a 4.8★ rating from more than 3,300 ratings.

He built Cert Lab because exam prep should be accurate, current and cheap enough that price is never the reason someone skips practice. Every fact is checked against official docs, and anything that can't be sourced is left out.

Who it's for

Admins moving into code, junior developers heading for their first developer cert, and anyone who has done Trailhead but wants exam-style practice.

Who it's not for

Anyone looking for real exam questions (there are none here) or complete beginners who have never written code. Start with the free Admin course instead.

Everything you get

21 exam-weighted lessons	✓
370 practice questions with full explanations	✓
Flashcards for all 4 sections	✓
4 practice quizzes	✓
Hands-on Developer Edition tasks	✓
Bonus 1: Platform Administrator Cert Lab (all 8 sections)	Free
Bonus 2: Governor limits cheat sheet	✓
Bonus 3: 4-week study plan	✓
30-day refund	✓
Your price The exam itself is $200	$9.99 12 months

Get the PD1 Pass Kit, $9.99

✓ 30-day refund

Questions

Is it current?

Yes. It's built from the current official exam guide, and every lesson was checked against the official docs on Oct 10, 2026.

How long do I have access?

12 months from the day you buy.

What if it's not for me?

Email refunds@nickfrates.com within 30 days for a full refund. See the refund policy.

Are these real exam questions?

No. Every question is original, written from the public exam objectives and official docs. Real exam questions would break Salesforce's rules and could cost you your certification.

How is this different from Trailhead?

Trailhead is free and official, so use it too. Cert Lab is organized by exam section and weight, with exam-style questions, exam traps and an explanation for every answer.

Do I need a paid Salesforce org?

No. A free Developer Edition org covers every hands-on task.

Does it guarantee a pass?

No one can. It gives you 370 practice questions with explanations and points you to the official source for every fact.

The exam is $200. Being ready is $9.99.

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What you'll learn

This course includes

Why people fail PD1

1. Learn one objective at a time

2. Practice until it's automatic

3. Prove it in a real org

Curriculum

Your instructor

Nick Frates, senior Salesforce developer

Who it's for

Who it's not for

Everything you get

Questions

The exam is $200. Being ready is $9.99.

About Course

Pass Platform Developer for less than a lunch.

What’s inside

Read a full lesson free

Why trust it

$9.99, next to a $200 exam

Questions

Ready when you are

Course Content

Developer Fundamentals (27%)

DF1: Multitenancy and governor limits

DF2: MVC and the Lightning Component Framework

DF3: Declarative or code: formulas, roll-ups and Apex

DF4: Relationships: lookup, master-detail and many-to-many

DF5: Accessing related data: relationship queries and external IDs

DF6: Agentforce for Developers: uses and limits

Developer Fundamentals: Section check

Developer Fundamentals: Flashcards

Developer Fundamentals: Practice Quiz

Process Automation and Logic (28%)

PA1: Declarative automation and Apex together

PA2: Variables, constants, methods, modifiers and interfaces

PA3: Control flow: if-else, switch and loops

PA4: SOQL, SOSL and DML in Apex: what they return

PA5: Triggers, the save order and recursion

PA6: Exception handling and custom exceptions

Process Automation and Logic: Section check

Process Automation and Logic: Flashcards

Process Automation and Logic: Practice Quiz

User Interface (25%)

UI1: Secure data access in Apex: sharing, user mode and stripInaccessible

UI2: Preventing SOQL injection and XSS

UI3: Building Lightning web components: files, decorators and targets

UI4: LWC events and component communication

UI5: Apex for components, flows and agents

User Interface: Section check

User Interface: Flashcards

User Interface: Practice Quiz

Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (20%)

TD1: Writing Apex tests: @IsTest, assertions and code coverage

TD2: Test data: setup methods, loadData and SeeAllData

TD3: Developer tools, debug logs and monitoring

TD4: Environments and deployment

Testing, Debugging, and Deployment: Section check

Testing, Debugging, and Deployment: Flashcards

Testing, Debugging, and Deployment: Practice Quiz