Episodes
In this episode, we discuss org-shapes and issues with sourcing metadata, Bret Taylor and other executives leaving Salesforce, working from home, and the future of development.
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Salesforce Isn’t on Cloud Nine - WSJSlack CEO Stewart Butterfield to Exit Salesforce in JanuarySalesforce Chief Strategy Officer To Leave In 2023 | CRNBret Taylor steps down as Salesforce co-CEO, Marc Benioff stays as CEOTake Part in the New UI Preview for Your JetBrains IDE | The IntelliJ IDEA BlogSalesforce...
Published 12/07/22
In this episode, we discuss code inspections, Cramer's apology, and the recent tech industry layoffs.
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Jim Cramer begins to cry and apologizes on being wrong on METATech layoffs 2022: New Salesforce terms make firing easier - ProtocolLayoffs.fyi - Tech Layoff Tracker and Startup Layoff ListsSalesforce confirms it has laid off hundreds of employees | TechCrunchTech CEOs Thought Pandemic Boom Would Last. Employees Pay the Price.
Published 11/11/22
In this episode, we bring back the bourbon and have some fun sloshing our way through a number of topics, from spirits to salesforce.
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Marc Benioff Named "Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur" by French Government - Salesforce NewsChris Duarte on Twitter: "After 9 wonderful years, today is my last day at Salesforce. The 8 years I spent building Trailhead are the highlight of my career. THANK YOU to Team Trailhead, our community, MVPs, our learners, and my leadership at Salesforce. More to...
Published 10/21/22
In this episode, we recap Dreamforce '22 from in-person and remote perspectives and discuss a few of the announced features.
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Salesforce Genie - Turn Data Into Real-Time Customer Magic - Salesforce.comNew Slack Innovations and Salesforce Customer 360 Integrations Unlock Team Productivity, Adding Value to the Digital HQ - Salesforce NewsDreamforce 2022 recap - Salesforce coding lessons for the 99%
Published 09/30/22
In this episode, we discuss Microsoft's continued support of Java, Oracle's cloud business growth, Salesforce co-producing a docuseries with CNBC, and quiet quiting.
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Microsoft Goes All Out On JavaOracle on Verge of Becoming World’s Hottest Cloud VendorSalesforce to co-produce TV show for CNBCSalesforce and NBCUniversal Launch New Docuseries, “The Shift" - Salesforce NewsWhat were your holy shit moments when it comes to Salesforce functionality? : salesforce
Published 09/09/22
In this episode, we discuss Datasonet, avoidable issues with a Dymo printer, Salesforce performance delays during preview releases, CSS container queries, Salesforce's Kinetics design system, and vendor lock-in.
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Capacity shortages during release preview · Issue #1690 · forcedotcom/cli · GitHubSay Hello to CSS Container Queries | CSS-Tricks - CSS-TricksWhat You Need to Know About the New Salesforce Kinetics System | by Pavithra Ramamurthy | Salesforce Designer | Jul, 2022 | MediumDon't...
Published 09/02/22
In this episode, we discuss Dreamforce '22, OAuth flows, DataSonnet, pub/sub, LWC development, Oracle losing to Salesforce, Illuminated Cloud, and Salesforce's leaked org chart.
Published 08/19/22
In this episode, we discuss the downside of soft deletion, Dreamforce registration, minimum-viable-products (MVPs), and other topics.
Published 07/29/22
In this episode, we discuss the StackOverflow 2022 Developer survey, DevOps, things you learn as a developer, and the usage of the DRY principle.
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Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2022DevOps Center: A Swing and A Miss | by Matt Pieper | Jun, 2022 | MediumThe 2 Things You Ask Your Team When You Pass $1B w/ Hippo’s VP of Engineeringp1k3 :: Monday, June 27, 2022 - aphoristic noodlingWhy DRY is the most over-rated programming principle | Thoughts on SoftwareSan Francisco and New York state...
Published 07/08/22
In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's pilot of NFT Cloud, greenwashing, software complexity, and transparency concerning company non-competes and job salaries.
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Version 8 in the Apple App Store? — 1Password Support CommunityThe collapse of complex software | Read the Tea LeavesMicrosoft Won't Ban Most Staff From Seeking Jobs at Big Tech RivalsRFC 9114: HTTP/3Salesforce takes crypto plunge with new NFT cloud | TechCrunchDeutsche Bank's DWS CEO steps down in wake of greenwashing claims
Published 06/10/22
In this episode, we get a surprise visit from Stephan Chandler-Garcia, a Developer Advocate at Salesforce, to chat about various Salesforce developer topics and events.
Special Guest: Stephan Chandler-Garcia.
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Salesforce Developers - YouTubeExperience Cloud with Khushwant Singh - Salesforce AdminsSave the Date Dreamforce 2022 - Salesforce.com
Published 05/26/22
In this episode, we discuss marketing cloud branding changes, Salesforce's acquisition of Phennecs, Heroku, and highlights from the TrailblazerDX conference keynotes.
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Salesforce+ TrailblazerDXSalesforce Completes Acquisition of Privacy Compliance Firm PhennecsHeroku Security Notification | Hacker NewsSalesforce TrailblazerDX 2022 Opens with Flow, Slack, MuleSoft and Tableau News Salesforce DevOps Center Public Beta Due in JuneTDX 2022 Montage
Published 04/29/22
In this episode, we discuss desk ergonomics, experience building a complex web component, managing system limits at runtime, Microsoft's Power Platform, Thoughtworks Technology Radar, voice-driven coding, companies encouraging employees to return to the office, and Salesforce's global partnership with Formula 1.
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Slack Discussion - Managing Limits at RuntimeMicrosoft has a platform that could drive more growth than Office (NASDAQ:MSFT) | Seeking AlphaTechnology Radar | An opinionated...
Published 04/08/22
In this episode, we discuss the 3 elements of Agile, Amazon's metaverse-like game to train people on AWS, Platform events publish callbacks pilot, Salesforce's wellness retreat, claymorphism and design trends, certification stacking, and is it ok to admit when a solution is to complex for you to delivery.
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Amazon launches metaverse-like game to train people how to use AWSRaj Advani on Twitter: "Platform Events users we've heard you. We know that you need visibility into whether your...
Published 03/18/22
In this episode, we discuss learning fatigue, multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue, Slack's recent outage, NFTs, and initial impressions of using Lightning Web Runtime (LWR) to create an Experience Site.
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Current MFA Fatigue Attack Campaign Targeting Microsoft Office 365 Users - GoSecureSalesforce teams with AWS on direct-to-consumer streaming media solution | TechCrunchSalesforce Employees Rebelling Against NFT PlansSlack investigating Tuesday morning outageHeroku was Down |...
Published 02/25/22
In this episode, we discuss the challenges of working with a large platform, #teamearth, Salesforce NFT, and other tech related topics.
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"The New Frontier" Salesforce Super Bowl Ad | Join #TeamEarth w/ Matthew McConaughey & Salesforce - YouTubeSalesforce opens ranch in the California redwoods for employees to connect in personACSSSalesforce tells employees it's working on NFT cloud service — TECH
Published 02/11/22
In this episode, we discuss AWS Amplify, JetBrains Fleet, Oracle's acquisition of Cerner, review our 2021 predictions, and make new predictions for 2022.
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AWS launches Amplify Studio, a new low-code app development tool | TechCrunchThe Amplify Series, Part 1: What is AWS Amplify? - LuminisJetBrains Fleet: The Next-Generation IDE by JetBrainsOracle follows Microsoft into healthcare push with Cerner --- is Salesforce next? - MarketWatch
Published 12/23/21
In this episode, Salesforce retiring Audience Studio DMP, Brett Taylor's interview on CNBC's Closing Bell, Slack vs. forums for developer community support, and enabling Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
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Salesforce to pull plug on Audience Studio DMPPublishers Are Abandoning First-Gen DMPs | AdExchangerSalesforce to buy Narrative Science, roll it into TableauNarrative ScienceAnnouncement of the Future Requirement to Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)Multi-Factor Authentication...
Published 11/17/21
In this episode, we discuss candy and other food-related nonsense, retail and online shopping, unit testing vs. functional testing, Benioff's comments on net-zero, and HTML DOM and javascript frameworks.
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What is the difference between Shadow DOM and Virtual DOM?Introducing Svelte, and Comparing Svelte with React and Vue - Josh Collinsworth blogSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff Urges Billionaires to Plant Trees - BloombergFossil Fuels’ ‘Net-Zero’ Carbon Emissions Scam Is Something Humanity...
Published 11/05/21
In this episode, we discuss our Dreamforce reactions, rumors about a CEO transition, being able to read code with an open mind, proposed changes to Chrome's developer tools message filtering, and tips for git commits.
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Salesforce gets notice in wake of possible CEO transition report | Seeking AlphaFacebook's actions have cost all of us, says Salesforce's BenioffSalesforce's Dreamforce event is ridiculous • The RegisterBeing able to read bad code is a skill ! : programmingCreating the...
Published 10/15/21
In this episode, we follow up on using npm install with SFDX projects and discuss selector and repository patterns, the role of architects, and stresses associated with software development.
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5 Tips To Prevent Stress in Your Software Development Career | by Shalitha Suranga | Sep, 2021 | Better ProgrammingWho Needs an Architect?Software Architecture GuideSalesforce's CodeT5 system can understand and generate code | VentureBeatGitHub - apex-enterprise-patterns/fflib-apex-common: Common...
Published 09/17/21
In this episode, we discuss coding conventions and style, premature optimizations, CSV, Salesforce+, and 1Password.
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Exclusive: Salesforce enters the streaming wars - AxiosIt's Time to Retire the CSVGitHub - coderobe/hq: A HTML processor inspired by jqSecure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser
Published 09/10/21
In this episode, we discuss managing state in LWC components, submitting to maven central, camel pdf generator, as a 90s programmer what we thought the future of programming would be, Windows 11, Github Copilot, and the states of UI development.
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Call Apex Methods - Salesforce Lightning Component LibraryThe Nine States of Design. A Lifecycle for Components that stray… | by Vince Speelman | The Startup | MediumMicrosoft announces Windows 11, with a new design, Start menu, and more - The...
Published 07/21/21
In this episode, we discuss smart toilets, StackOverflow's acquisition, Benioff's interview about Slack, and Apple WWDC.
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AI 'Smart Potty' Monitors Bowel Health For Gastro Issues | ZeroHedgeStack Overflow acquired by Prosus for $1.8 billion | TechCrunchStack Overflow acquired for $1.8bn by Prosus (no, me neither) • The RegisterSalesforce's Benioff says 50-60% of employees likely to work from homeSalesforce CEO: We're going to rebuild all of our technology to become...
Published 06/18/21
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Code CoverageThat Salesforce outage: Global DNS downfall started by one engineer trying a quick fix • The RegisterMarc Benioff Says a Ranch May Be What Salesforce’s Work Culture Needs - WSJThe New Salesforce Event Bus. Publish-subscribe (pub/sub) patterns… | by Tyson Read | Salesforce Architects | May, 2021 | Medium(20) Nat Eliason on Twitter: "Alright, so, time for a VERY painful story about how...
Published 05/21/21