Hello everyone,
I am new to the Salesforce ecosystem and recently got my admin certification. Could you please guide on how to start if I want to continue in the developer route? I want to be proficient with my apex coding skills. Anything that you think would be helpful please share with me.
Thank you so much!
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Jeff Weller (PARQA Inc.)Hello @Aliou Aboubakar
Congrats on your admin certification .Starting as a Salesforce developer with a focus on Apex coding is great move.
1.Learn Apex Basics-Dive into the Apex Developer Guide on Salesforces site.start with simple triggers and classes try creating a basic trigger to update a field on an object.
2. TrailheadTrails- Check out the "Build Apex Triggers" and "Apex Basics & Database" modules on Trailhead. They have hands-on on demand for beginners. Move to "Apex Testing" next testing is key in Salesforce.
3. Set Up Dev Environment Use a developer Edition of org or VS Code with the Salesforce Extension Pack to write and deploy Apex.
4. Practice- Build small apps like a custom button with Apex or a batch job. Look at Salesforce GitHub samples.
5 . Community- join the Trailblazer Community, Stack Exchange, or watch the "Salesforce official channel" on YouTube.
6. Certification Goal-Aim for Platform Developer 1 certification next 6 months.
