Deliver impressive enterprise-grade applications using the Salesforce Platform with the help of established architectural patterns and best developer practices.

Key Features:

• Use the latest capabilities of the Salesforce Platform to code robust apps and web experiences, with an extended focus on Lightning Web Components
• Branch out to Java, Node.js, and other languages with a new chapter exploring app development capabilities using Heroku and Functions
• Extend your application with access to external services following new coverage of OpenAPI enabled API services

Book Description:

Salesforce makes architecting enterprise-grade applications easy and secure - but you'll need guidance to leverage its full capabilities and deliver top-notch products for your customers.

This fourth edition brings practical guidance to the table for Salesforce Platform developers, taking you on a journey through building and shipping enterprise-grade apps.

This guide will teach you advanced design patterns for application architecture such as separation of concerns, unit of work, domain-driven programming, creating services, unit testing, and dependency injection. You will also learn how to harness the broader Salesforce Platform using the Lightning UI framework and no-code tools to maximize your development time. You'll get to grips with new Apex security features, such as User Mode, and apply them through Apex Enterprise Patterns Open Source.

These topics along with a brand-new chapter to create scalable web experiences and OpenAPI enabled API services with Java, Node.js, and other languages using Heroku and Functions. You will also benefit from an extensive case study based on how Salesforce Platform is used for app development.

By the end of this Salesforce book, whether you are looking to publish the next amazing application on AppExchange or develop packaged applications for your organization, you will be prepared with the latest innovations on the platform.

What You Will Learn:

• Create and deploy packaged apps for your own business or for AppExchange
• Understand Enterprise Application Architecture patterns
• Customize mobile and desktop user experience with Lightning Web Components
• Manage large data volumes with asynchronous processing and big data strategies
• Learn how to go beyond the Apex language, and utilize Java and Node.js to scale your skills and code with Heroku and Functions
• Learn how to unit test your code with mocking frameworks such as ApexMocks and Jest
• Use Salesforce AWS Integration and External Services to integrate external code and data with your application

Who this book is for:

If you are a Salesforce developer who wants to unlock the true potential of the Salesforce platform and deliver complex, scalable applications within your company or for use in large enterprises you target through AppExchange, then you have come to the right place. You will need a solid foundation of Salesforce development to dive into this book - it is here to elevate your skills, not teach you the basics.