Salesforce Casts Podcast

#28 Why Marc Benioff decided not to acquire Twitter

October 24, 2019 12:30 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MB

I tried discussing series of incidents that took place when Marc Benioff wanted to acquire Twitter and then suddenly why did he decide not to acquire Twitter. Support me on Patreon

#27 All about the Syntax Expander tool am working on - Part 2

October 16, 2019 12:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

I will walk you through everything about the tool Syntax Expander am working on. This includes - How I got the idea to build this tool Options I explored How and Why I had to relay on Electron js Things to know about electron js External Libraries Packaging and Distribution Backend Frontend Photon.css Features that are build Features that are yet to be built before I ship it. Security Enhancements Pricing and Licenses Limitations and etc.

#26 All about the Syntax Expander tool am working on - Part 1

October 09, 2019 12:30 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

I will walk you through everything about the tool Syntax Expander am working on. This includes - How I got the idea to build this tool Options I explored How and Why I had to relay on Electron js Things to know about electron js External Libraries Packaging and Distribution Backend Frontend Photon.css Features that are build Features that are yet to be built before I ship it. Security Enhancements Pricing and Licenses Limitations and etc.

#25 Data tables in LWC

October 02, 2019 12:30 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

This is going to be one of the lengthy podcast episodes I had done. We will be talking about a lot of fundamentals and then I tried spending good amount of time on Introduction to Data Tables Architecture Bottle neck and work arounds. These are the links to some of the examples I had mentioned in the episode Custom Data Table in Lightning Experience Data Tables in LWC, displaying data from related objects.

#24 Salesforce bets on a new cloud

September 25, 2019 12:30 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

A new announcement that's made, related to availability of one of their new clouds by Salesforce is making all the climate friendly companies happy. They already have a pretty solid array of products that are available for the customers to use and salesforce is launching a new cloud in this December to the public and all the climate friendly companies are already loving it.

#23 A $300 million investment Salesforce made that’s worthy enough

September 20, 2019 12:30 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

We talk about the latest investment that Salesforce Venture announced yesterday. I spoke a little about Automattic and array of products they have and how this investment helps both the companies strategically. Check it out. Links Salesforce Casts Automattic Wordpress CloudUp CloudApp Droplr Simplenote

#22 A funny or inspirational story I heard from a friend recently

September 18, 2019 13:52 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

I will be talking about a funny/inspirational story I heard from a friend recently. Basically I will walk you through the whole incident and towards the end of the episode I will try to highlight the take away too.

#21 Top 5 qualities I look at before I hire a Salesforce Developer

September 11, 2019 12:30 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

I will be walking you through all the things I consider when I hire a Salesforce Developer and you can use this as a metric too. I also tried talking a bit about, few things that a interviewee has to focus on when he appears for a interview. Let me if you have any tips from your end :p

#20 Resume building tips for Salesforce Developers

April 04, 2019 06:57 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

In this episode we will be looking at the care and tips we need to take when you draft our resume. We will start off with some generalised tips, post which, we will be looking at some specific tips we would need to focus upon.

#19 How to explore freelance opportunities in Salesforce

February 18, 2019 09:14 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MB

In this episode we will be looking at the action plan that a developer can follow to explore Salesforce Opportunities Links to some of the websites mentioned on the podcast Wordpress Hugo Gatsby JS Jekyl carrd.co Stackoverflow Salesforce Developer Forum Subscribe You can subscribe to my course at Salesforce Casts Links: My Gear Teja on Twitter Teja's Instagram

#18 Frequently asked interview questions on Webservices

February 08, 2019 06:57 - 5 minutes - 5.43 MB

In this episode we will be looking at some of the most frequently asked interview questions on Web Services with respective to Salesforce. If you are someone who's preparing to attend interviews on Salesforce and if you are kind of stuck with the questions asked on web services then this is for you. 1. What is the difference between Web Service & API? 2. Would you suggest your client to go with SOAP API or REST API on a project? 3. Can you create REST API using Apex Framework? ...

#17 What is Account, Contact, Opportunity and etc in Salesforce Automation

February 02, 2019 14:16 - 7 minutes - 6.84 MB

I tried throwing some light on what is Account, Contact, Opportunity and etc when we signup for an org. If you are some one who's very new to the platform this will really help you understand the platform better. × × × SIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS × × × A concept inspired from wesbos Xbox One S 1TB Console Subscribe You can subscribe to my course at Salesforce Casts Links: My Gear Teja on Twitter Teja's Instagram

Things to know before you learn Lightning Web Components

January 18, 2019 06:20 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MB

In this episode we will try to understand few things to know before you start learning Lightning Web Components Subscribe You can subscribe to my course at Salesforce Casts Links: Teja’s Instagram My Gear Teja on Twitter

Spring '19 release notes [2/2]

January 10, 2019 05:24 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MB

This episode focuses on few other features which were not highlighted in the previous episode. Some of the highlights mentioned in this Episode includes Changes in Lightning Locker Enforce Field-Level Security Permissions for SOQL Queries (Beta) Deprecated Default Values Without Square Brackets for Array, Set, and List Attributes `` Get Notified About Unsaved Changes Navigate to a URL with the standard__webPage Page Reference Type Show a Toast with a New JavaScript Function ...

Spring '19 release notes [1/2]

December 31, 2018 14:29 - 7 minutes - 7.15 MB

In this episode we will be looking into the new features that were introduced in Spring 19 release. Here is the gist Pinned List Views Print a Record Page Lightning Console Apps: Pop-Out Utilities, Sub-Tab options and etc Open Hyperlinks in Formula Fields Correctly See Which Objects Were Searched at a Glance Create Personalised Appointments with Lightning Scheduler × × × SIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS × × × A concept inspired from wesbos Octopath Traveler by Nintendo

Frequently asked questions by newbies

December 21, 2018 08:42 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MB

In this episode let me walk you through some of the most frequently asked questions by newbies, who either wants to make their career on Salesforce or who's trying to learn Salesforce. These are the questions I tried answering Am from Non-IT/non technical background will I be able to get a job in Salesforce as it involves programming? I get overwhelmed looking at the different types of errors. Do I need to have any prior knowledge to Java? Do I have to remember all the syntax ...

Lightning Data Service vs Apex Standard Controllers

December 14, 2018 10:12 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MB

In this episode we will try to understand why do we need Lightning Data Service by comparing it with Apex Standard Controllers. × × × SIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS × × × A concept inspired from wesbos Audible Gold Digital Membership Subscribe You can subscribe to my course at Salesforce Casts Links: Teja’s Instagram My Gear Teja on Twitter

What is Einstein Prediction Builder & few use cases where it can be helpful

November 30, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MB

In this episode we will try to look at what is Einstein Prediction Builder. Also, just understanding the tool/platform is not going to help us. Though a tool is super powerful it’s of no use to us if we don’t know and where to us it. Hence I tried focusing on the three different verticals/industries where Einstein Prediction Builder can be used. I also mentioned one use case for each vertical. If you ask me to sum it up, I would say, in case you have an object and also there exi...

Synchronous vs Asynchronous Programming in Salesforce

November 22, 2018 15:11 - 7 minutes - 7.16 MB

In this episode let’s look into what’s Synchronous and Asynchronous Programming and how do we do it Salesforce platform. Synchronous Programming In Synchronous programming statements will be executed one after the other. Say, we have 10 lines of code, then each and every line will be execute one after the other. So first line has to be executed it's only then the execution jumps to the second line. Likewise, second line has to be executed, only after that execution jumps on to the...

Why did salesforce come up with Lightning Experience?

November 15, 2018 20:03 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MB

In this episode we will try to understand what's the need for Salesforce to come up with Lightning Experience. I also tried explaining how Salesforce developers were managing to build Single Page Application even before Lightning Experience came to existence. Also Lightning is not just a rip off of any other advanced JS framework there are other cool things that are added to Lightning Experience that makes it even more powerful. Check out this episode to know more. × × × SIIIICK ...

Things you need to know about REST API

November 10, 2018 11:15 - 9 minutes - 8.57 MB

In this episode we will be talking about basics of REST API, what does it do, when is it used, structure of the API URL’s, HTTP status codes, Response Format and other useful things. What is REST API ? REST API is an architectural style that we use to make sure 2 way data transfer happen between platforms which are built on different platforms. What are HTTP Status Codes? When we send a request from browser, server gives us back response and it will have some other useful inform...

What The Lightning Locker Service

November 01, 2018 11:44 - 9 minutes - 8.73 MB

In this episode we will try to understand what is Lightning Locker Service all about. There are very less resources which explains what Locker Service does exactly. So I wanted to make this a go-to resource when some wanted to know more about Locker Service. So the episode starts with what’s the use of Locker Service, why is it a mandate to enable it in your org, what might happen if this is not enabled in your org and how to enable it in case it’s not enabled. I also tried focus...

Best Practices in Apex Programming

October 19, 2018 14:21 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MB

In this episode we will be discussing about best practices that a developer needs to consider when he crafts Apex code. Often when I do code reviews I see code which is not bulkified, SOQL queries being used in for Loops, public access specifier being used though it’s not required and etc. These are not only bad practices but it also make it hard for other developers to add new functionality when the size of the projects grows. Few of the practices which I tried highlighting are ...