tools-only Credits & Acknowledgments
This skill was built upon the collective wisdom of the Salesforce developer community. We gratefully acknowledge the following authors and resources whose ideas, patterns, and best practices have shaped this skill.
Authors & Contributors
James Simone
Key contributions:
- Factory Pattern for dependency injection
- Repository Pattern for data access abstraction
- Singleton Pattern implementation
- Performant Apex testing strategies
- Naming conventions and code organization
Pablo Gonzalez
Key contributions:
- SOLID principles applied to Apex
- Clean code refactoring techniques
- Boolean clarity and self-documenting code
- Software design principles for Salesforce
Mitch Spano
Key contributions:
- Metadata-driven trigger management
- One trigger per object pattern
- Bypass mechanisms (global, transaction, permission-based)
- Unified Apex and Flow action execution
Beyond the Cloud (Salesforce Blog)
Key contributions:
- Code review red flags and anti-patterns
- Common mistakes checklist
- Best practices for sharing modes
- Test data factory recommendations
Justus van den Berg
Key contributions:
- Heap size optimization techniques
- CPU time optimization
- Maps vs Arrays performance analysis
- Large string handling strategies
Coding With The Force
codingwiththeforce.com | YouTube
Key contributions:
- Separation of Concerns tutorial series
- Apex Common Library guidance
- SOLID design principles tutorials
- Unit testing with Apex Mocks
Saurabh Samir
Key contributions:
- Decorator Pattern for adding behavior without modification
- Observer Pattern for event-driven architecture
- Command Pattern for operation queuing and undo
- Facade Pattern for simplifying complex subsystems
César Parra
Key contributions:
- ApexDoc documentation standards
- Documentation generation best practices
- OpenAPI spec generation for REST classes
Frameworks & Libraries
Trigger Actions Framework
- Author: Mitch Spano
- Repository: https://github.com/mitchspano/trigger-actions-framework
- License: MIT
Apex Common Library (fflib)
- Original Author: Andy Fawcett (FinancialForce)
- Maintainer: John Daniel & Community
- Repository: https://github.com/apex-enterprise-patterns/fflib-apex-common
Apex Mockery
- Author: Salesforce
- Repository: https://github.com/salesforce/apex-mockery
Official Salesforce Resources
- Salesforce Developer Blog: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs
- Trailhead: https://trailhead.salesforce.com
- Apex Developer Guide: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/
Community Resources
Apex Hours
- Test class best practices
- Trigger framework patterns
- Security best practices
- Governor limits guidance
Salesforce Ben
- Apex best practices articles
- Trigger handler framework guides
Salesforce Stack Exchange
- Community Q&A and solutions
- Design pattern discussions
Books
Salesforce Lightning Platform Enterprise Architecture
- Author: Andy Fawcett
- Topics: Enterprise patterns, Service Layer, Domain Layer, Selector Layer, Unit of Work
Clean Apex Code: Software Design for Salesforce Developers
- Author: Pablo Gonzalez
- Publisher: Apress
- Topics: SOLID principles, refactoring, clean code, testing
Special Thanks
To the entire Salesforce developer community for sharing knowledge, writing blogs, creating open-source tools, and helping each other build better solutions.
If we've missed anyone whose work influenced this skill, please let us know so we can add proper attribution.