Salesforce Developers

To become a Salesforce developer you will need to learn Apex, a proprietary object-oriented programming language that is used in Salesforce on the backend side; JavaScript, a popular, text-based programming language; and C++, a general-purpose programming language. Salesforce Inc. offers a variety of tutorials and other resources for those who want to learn Apex at https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_intro_learning_apex.htm. Exercism.org offers more than 125 free JavaScript coding exercises. If you’re a JavaScript newbie, check out the tips and tutorials at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/JavaScript. You can learn how to program using C++ at online learning platforms such as Udemy and Codeacademy.

Salesforce Inc. offers a variety of tutorials and other resources at its developer Web site, https://developer.salesforce.com. One especially useful resource is its Developer Podcast (https://developer.salesforce.com/podcast), which features interviews with Salesforce developers, architects, and other professionals.

Subscribe to the Salesforce developers’ YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/SalesforceDevelopers. It offers a wealth of resources for aspiring and current developers.

Other methods of exploring software development include joining computer clubs, talking with Salesforce developers about their careers, and participating in programming competitions and software development and other IT-related summer exploration programs that are offered by colleges and universities, high schools, and park districts.