SfApexDoc in Visual Studio Code
There are many options for integrating SfApexDoc into a Visual Studio Code project. This article presents a simple option that will get you generating documentation in no time.
There are many options for integrating SfApexDoc into a Visual Studio Code project. This article presents a simple option that will get you generating documentation in no time.
We’ve self-published a book on managing Salesforce defects during custom development. Primary topics in the book include Code Reviews: a critical process for finding defects and building your development team Revision (Source) Control: a vital tool for backup, tracking, and productivity gains Continuous Integration &… Read More »Salesforce Defect Domination: find, fix, and prevent defects in Force.com development
If you’ve ever been surprised to find a problem in Salesforce and realized that it’s been there a while and caused damage – this article is for you. We’ll walk through a method for scheduling unit test runs so that you’ll be notified as soon as any of them fails in the future.
Code reviews can be very beneficial for your Salesforce customization efforts. They are simple to perform but require a well-defined process and a fair amount of discipline. We’ll take a look at some of the benefits of reviews and recommend places they might be applied in your Salesforce customization project.
One of the primary sources of software defects is duplication, sometimes referred to as Copy and Paste programming. When code or design is copied into multiple places, it’s only a matter of time before one instance of the code will be modified and the others missed – resulting in defects. Even if a developer does remember to update all instances of the duplicated logic, and manages to do so without typos or other errors, multiple changes take time and effort. An important software development principle is, Don’t Repeat Yourself. This article discusses a simple way to avoid duplication in your Apex code by using “Base” classes.