How to become a Salesforce Developer
The average salary for Salesforce Developers is 117k according to Indeed 2020. A lot of people want a piece of that 6 figure pie. Here are my recommendations and tips for becoming a Salesforce Developer.
Trailhead is a free online training website for the Salesforce platform. Get on there and start earning badges.
If you learn how to program you can code in any language. Don’t focus on just learning apex, try other languages to broaden your skills.
Here’s a list of other object-oriented programming languages
JavaScript
Java
Python
Salesforce Platform Developer Certification
Going for the PD1 certification is a great way to learn more Salesforce specific development techniques. For loops and if statements are the same in any language but SOQL and LIMITS are Salesforce-only features.
Learning Salesforce administration is what I think is the most important thing you can do to become a Salesforce developer. It is crucial to understand which tools are at your disposal in the Salesforce platform and when to use them. Just because it can be done in code doesn’t mean it should.
Rapid Fire Tips
Join Local Salesforce Developer Groups
Learn from other Salesforce professionals at your company
Find a Salesforce Mentor
Reach out to others in the community
Check out this link of recommended Salesforce and Programming books:
