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Become a Salesforce Developer / Administrator
Build and customize Salesforce orgs, automate business processes, and earn your first Salesforce certification.
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Arnav K. [PLACEHOLDER] ★ 5.0
SSE at MegaMart Tech | 8+ years of experience
About this Path
Designed for admins ready to step into developer territory and developers new to the Salesforce ecosystem. You will configure automation with Flow Builder, write Apex classes and triggers, build LWC components, and prepare for the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I exam. Real org work throughout — no theoretical-only exercises.
Path Overview
Intermediate LevelCertificate of CompletionAbout 48 hours to completeEnglish language16+ curated videosLearn online at your own pace5 modules with resourcesGamified & interactive
Path Curriculum
Data model: objects, fields, and relationships
Create custom objects, master-detail and lookup relationships, and schema builder layouts.
Security model: profiles, permission sets, and sharing
Configure OWD, role hierarchy, sharing rules, and field-level security for a real org scenario.
Validation rules and formula fields
Write ISBLANK, PRIORVALUE, and cross-object formula expressions to enforce data integrity.
Reports, dashboards, and list views
Build joined reports, bucket columns, and dynamic dashboards filtered by running user.
Record-triggered flows
Replace workflow rules and process builder with after-save flows using decision elements and loops.
Screen flows for guided user input
Build multi-screen flows with conditional visibility, picklists, and error handling components.
Scheduled and platform-event-triggered flows
Automate nightly data cleanup and react to integration events without writing a line of Apex.
Flow best practices and governor limits
Bulkify flows, avoid recursive triggers, and test flows with large data volumes in sandbox.
Apex triggers and handler pattern
Write bulkified triggers using a trigger handler class to avoid logic in the trigger itself.
SOQL and SOSL optimization
Use selective filters, avoid queries in loops, and interpret Query Plan tool output to fix slow queries.
Asynchronous Apex
Choose between batch, queueable, future, and schedulable Apex for the right use case and limits.
Apex testing and code coverage
Write test classes with @testSetup, use System.assert variants, and achieve 90 percent coverage.
LWC component lifecycle and reactive properties
Use @track, @api, and connectedCallback to build components that react to data changes.
Wire adapters and Apex integration
Call Apex via @wire and imperative methods; handle loading and error states correctly.
Component communication patterns
Pass data with @api properties and CustomEvent dispatch for parent-child and sibling communication.
LWC for Experience Cloud and mobile
Build responsive components with SLDS grid, adapt layouts for mobile, and expose to communities.
Salesforce APIs and integration patterns
Use REST API, Bulk API, and Platform Events to integrate with external systems reliably.
Deployment with Salesforce CLI and change sets
Deploy metadata with sf project deploy, manage sandboxes, and avoid common change-set pitfalls.
Platform Developer I exam strategy
Study the 60-question exam blueprint, focus on governor limits and security, take three mock tests.
Salesforce Developer interview question bank
Practice 25 real technical and scenario questions on Apex, LWC, SOQL, and data architecture.
What you'll learn
- ✓Administer a Salesforce org: manage profiles, permission sets, roles, sharing rules, and field-level security end-to-end.
- ✓Automate business processes using Flow Builder record-triggered flows, screen flows, and scheduled flows without code.
- ✓Write Apex classes, triggers, and asynchronous code (batch, queueable, future methods) following governor limit best practices.
- ✓Build Lightning Web Components with reactive properties, wire adapters, and communication patterns across the component tree.
- ✓Design and optimize SOQL and SOSL queries using selectivity rules and the Query Plan tool to avoid query timeouts.
- ✓Pass the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I exam using focused trailmix study and timed mock assessments.