Dear young me, when you get off your bed tomorrow, you are going to be in a whole new world. That’s it, you’re going to start working and you’ll be stepping into the realm of deployments Salesforce.
So as a future yourself I have some good tips and also some bad news for you.
Here is a summary of things that will help you. And of course might have helped me back then when I started my journey.
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Learn to say no
I know this sounds easy but you will probably end up doing some extra work on multiple occasions because there are no specs. Remember to ask for more details before starting to work pedal on the floor. E. g. what is the target situation, how things are supposed to be executed, who will be using the feature you are working on (thus prevent unwanted people to use it) .
2. Sorry but you’re not so special
It hurts me to say that to you but you will not create the next gen programming language or the app of the year (not yet…). I know you want to prove what you are worth. I get it nevertheless, remember to keep things simple.
For instance, if you start working on an existing project, reuse the existing code. Don’t reinvent the wheel, it will save you some time.
3. Do not work on deployment on Fridays
Friday may become a very special day for you. The beginning of your weekend but also the beginning of bigger problems. Even if you think that you checked everything, tested all use cases etc, your deployment can wait until the next Monday. You never know what problems may occurs during a deployment. So in order to avoid a real Black Monday, you know this type of day where all you do is fixing problems you created all by yourself. Remember this sentence : “No deployment on Friday”.
4. Communication is the key
It may be weird to you right now. However, talk to your colleagues about problems you’re facing, listen to their problems. In fact, learn from your colleagues and learn with them.
And please, write your code documentation, nobody wants to end up like this:
Bonus track : I leave you my Bingo scorecard, you will make a great use of it, I know it.
That’s all about tips for developers and deployment. Now, if you want to learn more, check out our article Organizations tips for a good Salesforce governance.
