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A 3D glass cube representing data nodes for optimizing stateful batch apex performanceApex

Stateful Batch Apex: Should You Cache Picklist Values?

Holding metadata like picklist values in stateful variables looks like a free performance win, and it brings...

· 4 min readA 3D architectural block structure illustrating the concept of calling Apex methods to create records in loops.Apex

Calling Apex Methods to Create Records in Loops from LWC

Bulk record creation from a Lightning Web Component: why looping Apex calls is an anti-pattern, and what a bulkified...

· 4 min readA 3D shield icon representing secure session monitoring to detect Login As in Apex code.Apex

Detect Login As in Apex: Is SubstituteUser Reliable?

Whether the SubstituteUser session type is a dependable way to detect 'Login As', what it cannot tell you, and which...

· 4 min readA 3D vault icon representing a protected custom setting in a Salesforce development environment.Apex

Protected Custom Settings: Fixing Null Values from LWC

Protected Custom Settings return null in LWC because of the scope the Protected modifier applies. Here is what it...

· 4 min readA 3D database server illustration representing efficient custom CSV import architecture in Salesforce.Apex

Custom CSV Import Architecture for Salesforce Developers

A pattern for parsing, validating and mapping CSV data onto multiple Salesforce objects without blowing the heap or the...

· 3 min readAn illustration of the new Salesforce Web Console interface featuring modern coding tools and data visualizationApex

Salesforce Web Console: The Developer Console Successor

Salesforce is launching the Web Console, a browser-based IDE built to take over from the aging Developer Console. It...

· 2 min read
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Box.com Salesforce Integration: Apex Backend Guide

How to wire Salesforce up to Box.com in Apex: secure authentication, the file upload patterns that hold up, and error...

· 3 min readA 3D circuit board icon representing technical debugging within an Apex test class structureApex

Apex Test Class: Catching Thrown Exceptions in Async Batch Jobs

Why try/catch silently fails inside Batch Apex test classes, and the direct-invocation pattern that makes async...

· 6 min readA 3D glowing data cube representing the PlatformCache immutable parameter within the Salesforce apex environment.Apex

PlatformCache Immutable Parameter: Why It Fails

Cross-namespace PUT errors in PlatformCache trace back to a known platform bug. Here is why the immutable parameter...

· 3 min readDebugging stale SOQL return values after a successful Salesforce UI field update.Apex

SOQL Returns Old Value After UI Update

A Salesforce UI edit looks committed, and then an Apex SOQL query reads the old value back. The mismatch between the UI...

· 5 min readDiagram showing Salesforce email limits differentiating between internal and external recipient quotas.Apex

Email Limits: DailyWorkflowEmails vs SingleEmail Explained

Salesforce email limits follow the recipient type, so the tool you send from (Flow, Apex, anything else) does not...

· 3 min readVisual representation of bypassing rigid validation rules with flexible data integrity mechanisms in Salesforce.Apex

Alternatives to Salesforce Validation Rules for Developers

Validation Rules protect data quality by blocking the save, which is exactly why users learn to work around them. Five...

· 4 min read