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Ajay DubediSalesforce Expert
For those Java Developers who are looking for a transition to Salesforce
or might have already started. Understanding the basic points mentioned
here will help them with in this transition.
Salesforce products knowhow: Salesforce is a product with well defined
release cycles. Every developer should be on top of the new features of
Salesforce release announcements. Salesforce comes with bag full of
useful side products like Desk.com, Work.com, Data.com, Communities etc
and knowledge of these are very much required. Salesforce out of box
Sales and Service model which completes it as a CRM tool are a must to be
learned for a Java developer. One should also be aware of the internal
Data model which is accessible via direct Object referencing much as in
Java Spring Hibernate combination.
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Multi-tenant Architecture:
Java application run on a JVM and can be hosted on Servers or run locally
but Salesforce is a pure Cloud based Technology. For Java developers it is a
must to Understand that this Multi-tenant Architecture. The multi tenant
design of a cloud service can have a dramatic impact on the application
delivery and productivity of an IT organization, yet most CIOs, CTOs, system
architects, and developers who use clouds don’t give it a Second thought
because it’s all magic that transparently happens behind the scenes.
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Integration:
Salesforce being a CRM need lots of integration with other 3rd party tool. This
is one of the most common scenario in which a Java developer learns about
Salesforce and take the path of enlightenment. Salesforce also provide ready
made APIs for integration. Java developers have several options for
integrating Java based systems with Force.com and Database.com.
● Restful APIs, such as the Force.com REST API, Bulk API, and Streaming API.
● Web Services Connector (WSC)
WSDL generation and consumption is much as a one click process.
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Programming Language:
Salesforce Apex and Java programming language are quite similar. Apex Code uses
a Java like syntax, and like Java, Apex Code is strongly typed, which is that the
code is compiled by the developer before it is executed, and that variables must be
associated with specific object types during this compile process. Control structures
are also Javalike, with for/while loops and iterators being exactly the same. Apex
Code is much more limited in scope; whereas a language and platform like Java can
be used to build almost any kind of application. Apex is exclusively for building
business applications to manage data and processes within Force.com platform
framework. Salesforce library of functions and system commands are must for a
Java developer to learn and understand as quickly as possible. Salesforce and Java
have some common Design patterns as well.
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Packaging and Deployment:
Java Classes developed needs packaging before deployment and every developer needs to do
their own end of unit testing & bug fixing. Creating Jar is a standard process done manually
or by IDE whereelse Force.com gives some readymade restrictions, governor limits and
process for Apex code development, Testing, bug fixing and Deployment. Salesforce has a
much strict validation and deployment steps for live orgs. Feature development in Salesforce
CRM is always specific to certain edition. All the development components like Apex classes,
Visualforce pages, Validation rules etc can be added to Changesets, Managed or Unmanaged
Packaging and Metadata. All of these methods have different purposes Manage Package is for
application development in Appexchange, Changeset and metadata group is for code
deployment.
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