{"id":697,"date":"2021-08-10T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=697"},"modified":"2023-11-01T18:28:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:28:22","slug":"developer-perspective-low-code-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/eu\/blog\/developer-perspective-low-code-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"A Developer\u2019s Perspective on the Low-Code Platform: Salesforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With a constant demand for Salesforce developers, it\u2019s not surprising that Salesforce is the career choice for coders around the world. In fact, analyst IDC<\/a> estimated that the Salesforce ecosystem would generate 4.2 million new jobs between 2019 and 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s not just about learning a skill that\u2019s hotly in demand. Dinko Sego, Salesforce virtuoso of seven years and Tech Lead at New10<\/a>, reveals why developing in Salesforce is different:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m an experienced developer. I\u2019ve been coding since university and have learned all kinds of different programming languages over the years. But seven years ago, I fell for Salesforce and haven\u2019t looked back since. In this blog, I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A different mindset and a better developer experience<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For starters, Salesforce requires a completely different mindset from traditional development. Forget recursive loops and string algorithms. Salesforce is about business acumen; you\u2019re working with software, rather than building it. You still need to understand the logic behind it and how to write code, but it\u2019s more about having knowledge of the capabilities that are available out of the box.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Salesforce developer, you\u2019re in the unique position of being between the business and tech. This helps you develop both soft and technical skills. Plus, as Salesforce comes with prebuilt best practices, you can learn about business processes and concepts. By shaping what\u2019s already available in Salesforce to your organisation\u2019s needs, you can deliver more value, much faster, than if you were building from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A low-code toolbox at your disposal<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In fact, there are loads of functionality built into Salesforce. It\u2019s like having a vast toolbox at your disposal. So as a developer, it\u2019s usually my job to help match our company\u2019s requirements to what\u2019s already out there. Of course, you can choose to develop custom code if you want, but then you\u2019d just have the people on your team maintaining it. If you use existing capabilities, you\u2019ve got thousands of developers across the globe refining them on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike working with other languages, a good Salesforce developer first looks at what\u2019s already available, before starting to write code. Salesforce is a low-code platform, so as a developer you need to adjust to that mindset<\/b>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faster and easier development for teams<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With predefined standards that help steer your implementations and support for the complete application development lifecycle, including DevOps and CI\/CD, the Salesforce low-code platform is great for development teams. Plus, APIs enable simple integration with project management systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with a low-code platform is not only faster and easier, but it also opens up opportunities for non-developers to get involved. It\u2019s still important, however, to keep good developers on the project. Only an experienced professional will be able to identify when you can use off-the-shelf capabilities and when custom code is the best route to go down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also need a framework around who you allow to make different kinds of changes to prevent everyone from going in and creating a right old mess! For this reason, I think it\u2019s important to understand how to code properly and the processes involved before being let loose on a low-code platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low-code features to automate workflows<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are various functionalities within Salesforce that minimise coding. For example, Lightning Flows<\/a> enables simple automation and front-end layouts to come out of the box; they\u2019re very modular and easy to configure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also more specific automated workflows, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n