Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! This week’s review is a short one, looking at some example code from the Apex Developer Guide that demonstrates superclass concepts and usage of the “this” keyword. I’m sure Salesforce would never claim this to be production-quality code, but these snippets… Read More »High Quality Apex: Code Review #3
Let’s continue our look at the sample code in the Apex Quick Start. I’m sure Salesforce would never claim this to be production-quality code, but these snippets are what many developers use as a model for writing their own code. Why not demonstrate really great… Read More »High Quality Apex: Code Review #2
We’re embarking on a project to review Apex code. Writing great code is difficult. The logic must be correct, error conditions have to be considered, it needs to be scalable, and the next developer must be able to understand and extend it. Like any engineering… Read More »High Quality Apex: Code Review #1
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.