Updated: March 03 2016 Those of you who hold the Salesforce Certified Developer certification actually hold a piece of history because this certification was made to ride heroically into the sunset on Sept 14 2015. Salesforce.com has introduced 3 new exams among others in the recent past. These exams are: 1. Salesforce Certified Platform App […]
The “FizzBuzz”interview question implemented in JavaScript
I wanted to take a brief departure from Salesforce related content. I do frequent some of the coding blogs and websites out there and many developers who also happen to be interviewers complain about the general poor quality of programmers who supposedly cannot solve basic coding problems. One of these coding problems is the “FizzBuzz” […]
Adding Google maps v3 to your Visualforce page
The Google maps API is perhaps the most famous and well known APIs out there. There could always be scenarios requiring a Google map to embedded inside a VisualForce page. This could either be a stand alone page or an inline VF page in a detail page layout! For example: In your Account detail page, […]
Tips to pass the Salesforce certified Advanced Administrator exam (ADM 301)
As a developer, I had second thoughts about approaching the Advanced Administrator exam. I felt that it may not be necessary but soon I felt that I needed to nail this exam before I start working for the big one which is the Technical Architect exam. As always work and other things kept me from […]
Salesforce certified Developer (DEV 401) practice questions – 1
These are original questions which I came up with from the “Force.com Fundamentals” to help folks to prepare for their DEV 401 exam. Use these questions as a reference and preparatory tool ONLY. Please do provide feedback in the comments below. I hope these questions help you. I will keep adding questions in subsequent posts.
Writing your first APEX trigger (with a test class as well!)
If you are new to programming on the awesome Salesforce platform, you might have come across the need to write Triggers. Initially, most folks have trouble understanding how triggers work. So why don’t we write a simple APEX trigger and see how triggers work in Salesforce. A trigger is basically a piece of code that […]
Tips to pass the Force.com certified Developer exam (DEV 401)
I passed the Force.com certified developer exam in Nov 2013. I was at Dreamforce and took the exam there for a discounted price. This was my first certification exam. As the exam date approached, I was a little worried. I was not able to devote much time to studying and I frequented many blogs online […]
Tips to pass the Force.com Advanced developer multiple choice exam (DEV 501)
I took and passed the multiple choice exam for the Force.com Advanced developer exam (DEV 501) today. This was my first attempt and I wanted to share my experience with you guys since this exam is a bit of a mystery. First a little bit of a background. I have been working with the Force.com platform […]