In this episode, we discuss podcasting 2.0 and Value4Value support, becoming a developer, opinions on AI and its impact on learn-to-code, the GitHub data tracking results on the fastest-growing countries for software development, Bret Taylor's recent funding round for AI startup, activist investors trimming stake in Salesforce, and the increased popularity in passkeys.

In this episode, we discuss Apple Vision Pro, Watson XCode Assistant, Microsoft becoming Oracle's largest customer, highlights from the Salesforce Spring '24 release notes, Slack, lessons learned as a developer list, and Benioff's interviews at Davos and AI.

In this episode, we discuss TrailblazerDX registration, Open AI and Salesforce, Salesforce as a development platform, AI coding tools, named credentials, and Salesforce's Q3 2024 earnings report.

In this episode, we celebrate 10 years of producing this podcast and discuss a rant about Agile and Okta's security breach.

In this episode, we discuss the seven sins of software development, Salesforce's Einstein Trust Layer, and test Jeremy's knowledge with a bit of AI trivia.

In this episode, we discuss our reactions to Marc Benioff's Dreamforce '23 Main Keynote.

In this episode, we discuss the Good Day, Sir! Community meetup at Black Hammer, Dreamforce 2023 and Benioff's comment to move the conference out of San Francisco, DevOps and deployments, permissions, Salesforce Park's Sho Restaurant canceled, Lightning web component improvements, and McKinsey's partnership with Salesforce.

In this episode, we discuss low-code tools, code semantics, product first vs. code first, branching strategy, Nvidia's sales growth, AI grifting, and some notable updates from the Winter '24 release notes.

In this episode, we discuss green coding, Hyperforce, recent lawsuits aimed at Salesforce, layoffs, quiet terminations, and funny videos by Ike Wagh.

In this episode, we get out of the office and record from our local watering hole, Thirsty Growler. We discuss AI and its general impact on developers, the repository pattern, SOQL Lib, SF CLI 2.0, Figma, Certinia, FFLib, Anchor Brewing, and many tangents thanks to the beer.

In this episode, we discuss Apple's announced Vision Pro, the annoyance of the GPT buzzword, Salesforce and Google Cloud AI offerings, Brett Taylor's play for CEO, and Salesforce as a job title.

In this episode, we discuss subscription services, ChatGPT, a somewhat uninteresting developer ecosystem survey by JetBrains, and other Salesforce-related topics.

In this episode, we discuss topics from TrailblazerDX '23, Salesforce's focus on profitability, and new core products for Education and Non-Profit.

In this episode, we discuss Streamscript, platform events, EinsteinGPT, Bret Taylor's new venture, Http Trailers, Code Analyzer, and 37Signals move to a private cloud.

In this episode, we discuss the latest tech industry layoffs, release note highlights, github, flows, and predictions/hopes for 2023.

In this episode, we discuss some notable lightning component updates from the Spring'23 release notes, feedback on scratch org setup and environment setting tracking, and recent rumors/news related to Salesforce's recent changes in leadership and employee productivity woes.

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.

In this episode, we discuss code inspections, Cramer's apology, and the recent tech industry layoffs.

In this episode, we bring back the bourbon and have some fun sloshing our way through a number of topics, from spirits to salesforce.

In this episode, we recap Dreamforce '22 from in-person and remote perspectives and discuss a few of the announced features.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode, we discuss the downside of soft deletion, Dreamforce registration, minimum-viable-products (MVPs), and other topics.

In this episode, we discuss the StackOverflow 2022 Developer survey, DevOps, things you learn as a developer, and the usage of the DRY principle.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's pilot of NFT Cloud, greenwashing, software complexity, and transparency concerning company non-competes and job salaries.

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.

In this episode, we discuss marketing cloud branding changes, Salesforce's acquisition of Phennecs, Heroku, and highlights from the TrailblazerDX conference keynotes.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode, we discuss the challenges of working with a large platform, #teamearth, Salesforce NFT, and other tech related topics.

In this episode, we discuss AWS Amplify, JetBrains Fleet, Oracle's acquisition of Cerner, review our 2021 predictions, and make new predictions for 2022.

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)

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.

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.

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.

In this episode, we discuss coding conventions and style, premature optimizations, CSV, Salesforce+, and 1Password.

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.

In this episode, we discuss smart toilets, StackOverflow's acquisition, Benioff's interview about Slack, and Apple WWDC.

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In this episode, we discuss notable highlights from the Summer '21 Release Notes, enterprise licensing, Heroku, the possibility of Dreamforce being in-person, and a brief discussion on web app architecture.

In this episode, we discuss Google's certificate program, object destructuring, IntelliJ Updates, Apple TV, Salesforce's policies on vaccination and working from home, Cloud 3.0, and other community topics.

In this episode, we discuss pizza methods, packaging anti-patterns, Adam Selipsky, SFDX-git-delta (a.k.a. SGD), thoughts on appropriate levels of abstraction, the pros and cons of outsourcing, and experiences building business rule engines.

In this episode, we discuss secret keys on GitHub, rumors of a new Salesforce CEO, Quokka, RedMonk's Top 20 languages, MOVA, Microsoft Exchange, and Open Sourcing the Salesforce CLI.

In this episode, we discuss full stack fatigue, unit testing and testing environments, and beer - cause it's been one of this weeks.

In this episode, we discuss beer, cycling, a follow-up on our Flow discussion, Jeff Bezo's leaving Amazon, IBM reducing its blockchain team, Apple's earnings call, scratchpad, and other topics from the Good Day, Sir! Community.

In this episode, we discuss vaccine cloud, GPT-3 sql generation, glassmorphism, Salesforce's developer survey, and Spring '21 release notes.

In this episode, we discuss Wade Wegner's farewell to Salesforce, Sarah Franklin's promotion to CMO, recent acquisitions by Komodo and IBM, and a Zoom etiquette rant from Jeremy.

In this episode, we review our 2019 predictions for 2020 and make new predictions for 2021.

In this episode, we are joined by Stephan Chandler-Garcia to discuss the latest developer-centric announcements from the DreamTX event. Special Guest: Stephan Chandler-Garcia.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's acquisition of Slack.

In this relatively brief episode, we discuss the performance of the new Apple M1 Macbooks, Larry Ellison's comments on new marketing tools, and an update on Jeremy's homebrew setup.

In this episode, we discuss Microsoft's partnership with Adobe and C3, GitHub source code leak, a new CEO tax in San Francisco, and the unintended consequences of certifications and the H1B system.

In this episode, we listen to and share our thoughts on several topics from clips sourced from various technology related podcasts.

In this episode, we discuss Tableau CRM, Otka, Work.com, reliance on automation, architecture and solution design, and the community thread on what you would do to not mess up a new Salesforce Org.

Note, this is not one of our traditional shows. It is our first remote recording since the pandemic from our favorite bar, and things get candid. We barely talk Salesforce. John curses while Jeremy tries to keep the show on track. It might even be our last show...who knows. Listen at your own discretion.

In this episode, we are joined by members of the Good Day, Sir! community to discuss our highlights from the Salesforce Winter '21 Release Notes.

In this special Good Day, Sir! Community episode, we discuss a Digital Dreamforce and related conferences, Salesforce automation, packaging, and other news related topics.

In this episode, we discuss aura method security and how to scan for missing permissions, real-time event monitoring, OpenAI GPT-3, and low code/pro code.

In this episode, we are joined by Jodie Miners to discuss various topics including recent Salesforce platform announcements and releases, working with developer tools such as visual studio code and scratch orgs, and various resources that Jodie publishes to share with the community. Special Guest: Jodie Miners.

In this episode, we are joined by Chuck Liddell, to discuss various topics, including features highlighted at the TrailheadDX virtual conference such as transactional finalizers and serverless functions. Special Guest: Chuck Liddell.

In this episode, we are joined by Scott Wells, creator of the Illuminated Cloud IDE, to share our thoughts, opinions, and reactions to announcements and features highlighted at the TrailheadDX virtual conference. Special Guest: Scott Wells.

In this episode, we discuss Apple's move to ARM chips, Snowflake, and the complexity of trying to automate change tracking and deployment for project-based work on Salesforce.com

In this episode, wireless networking, low code, prioritizing releases, Facebook's new shopping feature, Salesforce open sourcing it's CLI, and a poorly written article that attempts to correlate Salesforce's growth with its backend architecture.

In this episode, we discuss the low code event, companies extending working from home, a growing trend of people escaping silicon valley, and our experience with learning from programming books.

In this episode, we discuss Dreamforce going virtual, Zoom's partnership with Oracle, badges, and whether you could replace Apex with Evergreen.

In this episode, we follow up on the topic of inlining functions, a rant on trigger development, new licensing terms for GitHub teams, IntelliJ updates, and Zoom.

In this episode, we discuss wireless routers, approaches to onboarding developers, inline coding vs. functions, a perspective on Benioff's recent bonus, extended membership for the Salesforce CMO club, using docker to host a torrent client, and a networking quiz that one host fails miserably.

In this episode, we discuss the possible effects and outcomes from the virus to the industry, first-time fatherhood and work, and held a quick round of trivia.

In this episode, we discuss working from home, long-winded namespaces, recent news, and looking for different ways to engage with the community.

In this episode, we discuss working remote, event cancellations, billing time for research, neumorphism, and social media.

In this episode, we discuss Trailhead chat, ServiceMax, Coronavirus travel concerns and conference cancellations, The CMO Club acquisition, and ODQA.

In this episode, we discuss Keith Block's departure from Salesforce, Coronavirus concerns, ClearView's facial recognition data leak, Einstein NER, Salesforce's acquisition of Vlocity, and attempting to set up communities for authenticated access only.

In this episode, we discuss some bad ways to write interfaces, Salesforce CLI release notes, keyboard shortcuts for lightning, Amazon blocking Microsoft's Pentagon contract, Google Cloud's enterprise strategy, and whether an analytics platform is a data warehouse.

In this episode, we discuss multitenant architectures, Spring '20 issues, Flow performance, Adobe's market cap, and IBM's choice to use Slack over MS Teams.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforces' acquisition of Evergage, rumored CSG layoffs, employees expensing Benioff's latest book, Microsoft cloud security, and the retirement of the Data Recovery Service.

In this episode, we discuss working with multiple packages, WeWork, upstarts targeting companies like Salesforce and Oracle, and lightning components and javascript concurrency issues.

In this episode, we review our 2019 prediction and discuss our predictions for 2020

In this episode, we discuss, Salesforce CRUD security, a few release note highlights, Oracle moving their OpenWorld conference to Las Vegas, and what impact an SAP and Salesforce acquisition or merger would have.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's Q3 results, Cactus Force, risks of the AppExchange, and integration testing mocks.

In this episode, we discuss a few notable announcements from Dreamforce '19 and we hear from members of the community about what they enjoyed about the conference.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.Org, Salesforce's new CMS, Project Nightingale, and Apple's new Macbook Pro 16-inch.

In this episode, we discuss unit testing private methods, clean code, Apple's commitment to solving the housing crisis, Azure Arc, new git commands, Adam Blitzer named CEO of Marketing Cloud, tech regulations, and a few questions from the Salesforce subreddit.

In this episode, we discuss Trailhead Live, unlocked packages, Microsoft's win of the Pentagon's cloud bid, Facebook, and Tableau.

In this episode, we discuss searching for a tool to gauge code quality, trailhead, social media, thoughts on Benioff's recent interviews, and WeWork.

In this episode, we discuss our new recording setup, WeWork, Benioff in the news, Oracle, Salesforce switching to the Go language, and lightning web components.

In this episode, we discuss upgrading operating systems, tiny airplane seats, Trailhead, Docker in trouble, and community feedback on our 2GP discussion.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce IDE tools and the developer console, CTRL - A Conditional Transformer Language Model, Apple's U1 chip, 2nd generation packaging, Salesforce's Manufacturing and Consumer Goods verticals, and issues with Platform Events.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's new ad campaign, WeWork IPO, Uber continuing to invest in their Uber Freight division, Larry Ellison lawsuit over NetSuite acquisition, JetBrains developer survey, and the recent Apple Event announcements.

In this episode, we discuss some of our highlights from the Winter '20 Release Notes including Visual Studio Code remote development support, access to the Recycle Bin in Lightning, Lightning Web Components available as open-source, field-level security, metadata dependency tools, Bulk Query 2.0, 2nd Generation Packaging, and ISV Hammer.

In this episode, we discuss options for automating data extracts from Salesforce to a CSV file, the usage of JSON for configuration data, and part 2/2 of Jeremy's conversation with Shane McLaughlin.

In this episode, we discuss various things learned as an ISV, the usefulness of IDEs and browser debug tools, jest, Salesforce's acquisition of ClickSoftware, shareholder value, public/private/hybrid clouds, Salesforce's decision to tone down its Hawaiian culture theming, and part 1 of 2 segments of Jeremy's conversation with Shane McLaughlin.

In this episode, we discuss Don Robin's and Chuck Liddell's LWC course on PluralSight, Dreamforce 2019 Registration, Illuminated Cloud's debug analyzer, Guidewire hiring Michael Rosenbaum away from Salesforce, documenting and designing solutions for developers, and naming conventions.

In this episode, we discuss how Slack re-wrote their desktop app from scratch, backlog vs. ready and their usage, dev tips, Salesforce's new quadrant on Gartner, Salesforce's partnership with Alibaba, Mavensmate, and sdkman.io.

In this episode, we discuss Microsoft Teams, SFDX Falcon, triggers and limits with installed apps, and domain-driven design.

In this episode, we discuss alternatives to spinners, GraphQL, Tableau, Boeing outsourcing development, and centers of excellence.

In this episode, we discuss what was learned from scanning 10.2 billion lines of Apex code, Tableau, the top 10 highest-paid CEO's, Hacker News asks what Salesforce is, and Salesforce Certifications and Trailhead fraud.

In this episode, we record from a local watering hole, Thirsty Growler, and discuss the overuse of lightning spinners, big-objects, tableau, and good devs vs. good Salesforce devs.

In this episode, we discuss, Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau, hiring based on coding puzzles, our ideal technologies, and freelancing.

In this episode, we discuss Apple announcements, Github Sponsors, permageddon, TralheadDX, and the Extracurricular.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's upcoming earnings, Ivanka Trump to talk job training with Salesforce brass, Einstein Analytics features from the Summer '19 release notes, and the sessions that will be available at The Extracurricular, a community event hosted inside of TrailheaDX.

In this episode, we record remotely from a local spot, Cork and Growler, and discuss test setup methods, siloed project roles, and a bunch of other random stuff.

In this episode, we discuss the usage of agile buzzwords while not doing agile, change data capture, Accenture being sued by Hertz, and Benioff's donation to study and address homelessness.

In this episode, we discuss communication skills and resumes, skyscrapers, and the Summer '19 release notes.

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's acquisition of Salesforce.org and MapAnything, working with SFDX, and user stories.

In this episode, we discuss the San Francisco Giants Calendar, Git Flow, IntelliJ, Illuminated Cloud, and managing your release environments.

In this episode, we discuss Mark Zuckerberg's comments on regulation, Apple's recent announcements of Apple TV+, issues with multiple logins and community sites, succeeding and failing with agile, pay equality, and Jeremy becoming a Salesforce MVP.

In this episode, we discuss more about beer than we should have, web hooks, Salesforce embedding Quip, callout errors, the need for a better way to manage deployments, a call for speakers for The Extracurricular, and Chuck Liddel's and Don Robbin's tutorial on Lightning Web Components.

In this episode, we discuss sleep apnea, tips and resources for developers getting started, sqlite, gacks, and issues with email relaying. What Is A Gack? Idea: Provide a public reference of GACK general stack trace identifiers The Extracurricular Sqlite

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's Fiscal 2020 projections, version control repositories, MyTrailhead, hard-coded Ids in process builder flows, and a little beer and wine talk. Table-Driven Trigger Management (TDTM) Overview Deploy a Custom Apex Class in the TDTM Framework for HEDA Salesforce releases myTrailhead, a customizable training platform Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men For Some Jobs Ensuring we pay fairly and equitably

In this episode, we discuss getting enough sleep and staying active, building a community on platform vs. custom, lightning development, experienced gained developing on Salesforce, and Aura archiving March 2019. Salesforce Reflections Trailblazer Moment: Welcome to Trailblazer Tavern - Salesforce Live Salesforce has archived the Aura open-source UI framework Student group protests Salesforce chief scientist – The Stanford Daily

In this episode, we discuss beer (what else), apex transactions and context, my code, and unit testing. Apex Transactions and Governor Limits DAS Keyboard Pro 4 Salesforce Delivers New Health Cloud Innovations to Personalize Patient Experiences to Improve Outcomes

In this episode, we discuss the popularity of PHP, Salesforce towner tours, Spotify, Microsoft 365, Satya Nadella's achievements, Action buttons, Four Roses Bourbon, and IDE's. GDS Soundboard https://www.salesforcetowertours.com/ Allow Custom Actions to display as Buttons on Cases (Feed-Based Layout) - Ideas - Salesforce Trailblazer Community Visual Studio Live Share | Visual Studio - Visual Studio Spotify wants to build a podcast empire, starts by buying Gimlet and Anchor Congrats, Satya Nadella. In just five years, you've turned Microsoft from Neutral Evil to, er, merely True Neutral Four Roses Adds A New Permanent Bourbon To Its Line Up

In this episode, we discuss queueables and integrations, startup hustle culture, Apple's financials, HackerRank 2019 Developer Survey, Microsoft's financials, and compile woes. Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work? - The New York Times Salesforce’s Marc Benioff and WEF Leader Klaus Schwab Discuss Saving the Planet and the Trust Crisis in Davos - Salesforce.com http://info.hackerrank.com/rs/487-WAY-049/images/HackerRank_2019-Developer-Skills-Report.pdf 2019 Developer Skills Report Huge Salesforce lease takes Uptown’s new Union office tower to the 90 percent mark | Real Estate | Dallas News

In this episode, we record at a local watering hole to discuss working with Field Service Lightning, the difficulty of naming things, the ability to reduce user licenses in Essentials edition, and Salesforce open sourcing AI technology behind Einstein. Salesforce’s Marc Benioff blames Silicon Valley for San Fran inequality Davos billionaires are ‘scared’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tax proposal Why Salesforce is open sourcing the AI technology behind Einstein - Computerworld

In this episode, we discuss the complexity of buying a tv, the rebuild Salesforce SDK, ClickSoftware, getting lightning ready, working with the new Cloud Flow Designer, and deployments. After Show Title: I'm Flexible Rebuilt Salesforce SDK now available to third-party iOS developers - 9to5Mac Salesforce in talks to buy ClickSoftware for $1.5 billion: report | Reuters Be Lightning Ready by the Winter ’20 Release! - Salesforce Admins All-New 2019 Blazer Sporty Mid Size SUV Crossover Amidst legal battle, Gearbox CEO says he left USB stick of porn at Medieval Times Update 2 | Ars Technica

In this episode, we discuss lightning development, dev console, TIOBE Index, review our 2018 predictions, and give our 2019 predictions. Salesforce’s CEO Went on Vacation, Had an Epiphany TIOBE Index | TIOBE - The Software Quality Company

In this episode, we celebrate our 200th episode and talk about the origin of the podcast, answer questions from the community, lightning web components, and the role acidity plays in food and drink. Introducing Lightning Web Components | Developer Force Blog

In this episode, we discuss facial recognition and privacy concerns, Salesforce hires Paula Goldman as VP, Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer, changes to field history tracking enforcement, and expriences with configuring SSO and JIT (just-in-time) provisioning. Facial recognition: It’s time for action Paula Goldman Joins Salesforce as VP, Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer Unable to create External User for Communities

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce NA33 outage, Microsoft building a chromium based browser, AWS, Microsoft and Docker, process over automation, digital transformation, 5G, and Flutter. Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge on Windows 10 Microsoft and Docker team up to make packaging and running cloud-native applications easier – TechCrunch Salesforce wants to deliver more automated field service using IoT data – TechCrunch Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block was skeptical of MuleSoft deal Salesforce CEO: we’re very lucky to have MuleSoft Salesforce is not the fastest-growing enterprise software company ever — it's Amazon Google’s cross-platform Flutter UI toolkit hits version 1.0 – TechCrunch Time for a little bet on Google? App-building framework Flutter now fitted for more than phones – desktops, too • The Register

In this episode, we discuss roles on a Salesforce implementation project, Salesforce.com's Q3 2018 quarterly results, and error handling with the Lightning Components. How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request | Ars Technica Error Handling Best Practices for Lightning and Apex | Developer Force Blog Google’s controversial Dragonfly project sparks employee backlash | Fox News The hypocrisy surrounding Apple never ends – BGR This Is the Book That Inspired Microsoft’s Turnaround, According to CEO Satya Nadella | Inc.com Wall Street analysts smitten with Salesforce’s ‘very strong’ earnings Salesforce Announces Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results

In this episode, we discuss the callouts and mocking, design principles, process, release management, and the state of javascript awards. Simplifying Release Management For Salesforce Admins The State of JavaScript 2018: Awards 🏆

In this episode, we discuss ISV development, certfications, code coverage and quality code, Amazon moving away from Oracle, Zendesk Sunshine, and AI replacing people. Getting to Know Vue.js: Learn to Build Single Page Applications in Vue from Scratch Now Available: Getting to Know Vue.js - WIPDeveloper.com Caffè corretto - Wikipedia Choose Technology Suppliers Carefully – Perspectives 'A.I. is not gonna replace people,' says Salesforce executive SAP buying Qualtrics to face off against Salesforce Break free with Zendesk Sunshine | Zendesk Blog Google signs massive SF office lease at former Salesforce headquarters - SFChronicle.com 95% Code Coverage : salesforce Best practices for migrating an Oracle database to Amazon RDS PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL: Migration process and infrastructure considerations | AWS Database Blog

In this episode, we pilot our first live broadcast and discuss process builder, flows, and workflows and developer experience. Get Ready for the New Flow Builder - Salesforce Admins Daniel Ballinger - Debug Logs Tweet Workflows for the New Developer Experience - The New Stack San Francisco Proposition C homeless tax passes

In this episode we discuss, Jeremy's latest brews, the latest Apple Event announcements, Amazon's outage, and wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween. Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning: Stop Pretending - YouTube HubSpot Acquires Kemvi to Bring Machine Learning to Sales and Marketing A huge Amazon warehouse Prime Day outage may have been caused by moving off Oracle's databases

In this episode, we discuss open-force, action plans, Microsoft's Q4 earnings, Open Data and Customer 360, and Java licensing. open-force · GitHub Lightning Components Sample App: Belgian Beer Explorer | Developer Force Blog How to use Typescript with the Lightning Component Framework FY18 Q4 - Press Releases - Investor Relations - Microsoft Is the Open Data Initiative as Good as it Sounds? MTA looks at this data alliance Introducing Salesforce Customer 360 — Unify the Customer Experience on the World’s #1 CRM Platform - Salesforce.com

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce Mascots, namespaces, the developer keynote, using Javascript ES6 with Lightning. Happy birthday dear Astro…and the real story behind all the Salesforce characters!

In this episode, we discuss protests and guerrilla campaigns at Dreamforce, the shutdown of the Salesforce Transit Center, Salesforce Customer 360, Anonymous Classes, Salesforce on Siri, Amazon services and Salesforce, and Benioff's interview with Cramer. Salesforce dogged by protests, leaked emails, and guerrilla blimps on first day of Dreamforce • The Register Salesforce plans to make it easier for customers to share data across its consumer products with Salesforce Customer 360 – GeekWire Amazon Extends Tie up With Salesforce, Gains Competitive Edge - September 26, 2018 - Zacks.com Apple, Salesforce team up to bring Siri to more business apps Microsoft, SAP and Adobe take on Salesforce with their new Open Data Initiative for customer data – TechCrunch

In this episode, we discuss the Marc Benioff's purchase of Time Magazine, Einstein Voice, Quip Slides, Survey Monkey, Docker Desktop, and being stuck in trigger hell. Salesforce intros Einstein Voice, an AI voice assistant for enterprises | ZDNet Salesforce’s Quip adds Slides, a collaborative spin on that deck no one is reading | ZDNet Get to Know Docker Desktop - Docker Blog SurveyMonkey IPO: With Salesforce Buying, Share Price Could Increase - SurveyMonkey (Pending:SVMK) | Seeking Alpha Time magazine acquired by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and wife, Lynne Benioff Salesforce’s Marc Benioff touts the Trump tax cuts: I don’t know a CEO who’s not aggressively spending West Coast billionaires buy dying legacy media companies

In this episode we discuss, Salesforce.com's Q2 results, companies offering promotions without raises, and the latest Winter '19 release notes. More companies are offering promotions, but without the pay bump Salesforce Winter '19 Release Notes Salesforce Announces Record Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results

In this episode we discuss, Apple's rumored iPhone lineup, Twitter API's impacting 3rd party clients, scratch orgs, Salesforce's continued pressure over Border Patrol contracts, and enterprise integration solutions. 2018 iPhones: Everything We Know | MacRumors Salesforce faces new pressure over Border Patrol contract Whats Your Experience With Scratch Orgs? : salesforce ballerina.io

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce auto-transitioning orgs to LEX, thoughts on how our careers changed over the years, and working with packages. Lunch N’ Learn Archives - WIPDeveloper.com Auto Transition FAQ Delay Your Auto Transition Working with Modular Development and Unlocked Packages: Part 1 | Developer Force Blog Unlocked Packages and Second-Generation Managed Packages Even as SF transit center opens, officials figuring out how to pay bills - SFChronicle.com It’s no laughing matter — SF forming Poop Patrol to keep sidewalks clean - SFChronicle.com Salesforce buys naming rights to Transbay Transit Center

In this episode, we discuss, Keith Block's promotion to Co-CEO, Docker test containers, debate validation logic in before or after triggers, and Marketing Cloud's API error. Salesforce: Keith Block Named Co-CEO, Sharing Job With Marc Benioff | Fortune Salesforce Security Alert: API Error Exposed Marketing Data Where to place Validation code in an Apex Trigger? | Andy in the Cloud Introduction · Testcontainers Dart 2 marks the rebirth of the programming language powering Flutter PHP in 2018 by the Creator of PHP - YouTube Laravel - The PHP Framework For Web Artisans

In this episode, we discuss Dreamforce, the misuse of kanban, issues discovered casting a Datetime value to a Date, Apple's 3rd quarter results, lightning development, and a lot of misc. topics. Dreamforce '18 Apple Reports Third Quarter Results PI-HOLE®: A BLACK HOLE FOR INTERNET ADVERTISEMENTS uBlock Origin Kanban

In this episode, we discuss support and reporting bugs, Salesforce.com's acquisition of Dataroma, and discuss topics sent to us by the Good Day, Sir! Community. Datorama | AI-powered marketing intelligence Salesforce Marketing Cloud CEO Stutz On Data, Paid Media And The “Passing Fad” Of The CDP | AdExchanger IT Giant Oracle Confirms General Release of Its Blockchain Cloud Service

In this episode, we discuss DigitalOcean developer trends report, ICE protestors, Salesforce AI tools for customer service, architecting Lightning components for testability, and issues with building on top of managed packages. Rearchitecting your Salesforce Lightning JavaScript for testability Anti-ICE protesters descend on Salesforce Tower in San Francisco Salesforce wants to give customer service workers using Service Cloud better AI-powered tools – GeekWire PayPal told customer her death breached its rules - BBC News Musk hits back at cave rescue criticisms: “Something’s messed up if this is not a good thing” - Business Insider Texas is CNBC's Top State for Business in America this year Microsoft’s Surface Go tablet has a 10-inch screen and starts at $399 - The Verge

In this episode, we discuss deployment and unit test issues, unit testing preferences, dealing with nulls, bad habits, the recent cancellation of a conference in San Francisco over safety concerns, and a study on open workspaces. '20 pounds of human waste' dropped on San Francisco street corner SF’s appalling street life repels residents — now it’s driven away a convention The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019

In this episode, we discuss issues with Adobe Audition, Salesforce.com's investment in Tact.ai, employees petitioning companies to stop providing services to government border patrol agencies, helping customers mature into a software development process, Skuid Millau, and some guidelines for the Slack community. How to build modern SPA’s on Salesforce – Charlie Jonas – Medium Salesforce workers pressure CEO to rethink contract with U.S. border agency: report - MarketWatch Microsoft says it is “dismayed” by the forced separation of migrant families at the border – TechCrunch On CRM: Why Did Microsoft, Amazon And Salesforce Just Invest In This CRM Company?

In this episode, we discuss Texas Dreamin' 2018, Elon Musk's rules for meetings, communities sharing model and deployment issues, and the new switch statement in Apex. Elements Data Privacy Manager – Elements.cloud What exactly is Salesforce? We asked San Franciscans if they knew. Salesforce is vulnerable Portugal’s OutSystems raises $360M from KKR and Goldman Sachs big sky dreamin’ 2018 After 20 years of Salesforce, what Marc Benioff got right and wrong about the cloud – TechCrunch

In this episode, we discuss lightning component development, debug issues, Microsoft's acquisition of Github, and notable announcements from the Apple WWDC 2018 keynote. Microsoft + GitHub = Empowering Developers - The Official Microsoft Blog Here’s everything Apple announced during its WWDC keynote today Poll | 9to5Mac Vitas 7th Element 2002 - YouTube

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.com's Fiscal Q1 2019 results, the speculated AI winter, Marc Benioff's stance on GDPR, and likes and dislikes of working with Lightning Components. Salesforce Announces Record First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results | Seeking Alpha USA needs law ‘a lot like GDPR’ – says Salesforce supremo Marc Benioff • The Register AI winter is well on its way – Piekniewski’s blog

In this episode we discuss, Bulma and Spring Boot, the cost of insurance and being independent, how little we know of GDPR, nested lightning component initialization, and debate the impact of AI in the near term. Salesforce donates $1.5 million to Hamilton Families - Business Insider Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff salary, versus median employee - Business Insider 30+ Real Examples Of Blockchain Technology In Practice Say hello to Google One – TechCrunch News Corp. Calls For Algorithm Review Board | Deadline Facebook reportedly plans to launch its own cryptocurrency - The Verge

In this episode, we discuss Oracle launching its blockchain-as-a-service platform, Oracle's autonomous IT push, Salesforce's study on color themes for data visualizations, and highlights from the Summer '18 release notes. Oracle to Launch Its Blockchain Platform This Month Oracle Steps Up Autonomous IT Push With Three More ‘Self-Driving’ Cloud Services - Page: 1 | CRN Two Fascinating Things Salesforce Discovered When It Studied Color

In this episode, we discuss blue-collar signing bonuses, Salesforce.com certifications, IBM Watson and AI in general, SAP's renewed focus on CRM, personal data backup solutions, Apple stock, and we answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! community. The rise of the blue-collar signing bonus — now up to $25,000 - The Washington Post Join me in reporting all “exam dumps” to Salesforce’s legal team | John Garvens dock.io : Decentralized Professional Data Exchange Apple surprises with solid iPhone sales, announces $100 billion buyback | Reuters Fraudulent claims made by IBM about Watson and AI | Roger Schank SAP Puts Bullseye On Salesforce.com, Launches Plan To Become #1 In CRM Catblaze - Backup those Maine Coons, American Shorthairs, Siamese and Others Apple iPhone X top seller in China, sending revenue up 21 percent

In this episode, we discuss interviewing for a Technical Architect position, San Francisco's continued issues with safety and cleanliness, Amazon, Bootleggers and Baptists, pre-release orgs, testing on multiple browsers, and Keith Block's comments on AI and blockchain. Video Interview Software for Recruiting & Hiring | HireVue Salesforce’s Keith Block Is Still Cautious About AI — The Information Clean up San Francisco’s streets, tourist industry pleads - San Francisco Chronicle Early tech investor says bitcoin will be bigger than the internet Bootleggers and Baptists - Wikipedia

In this episode, we continue our recap on TrailheaDX, Salesforce.com's MuleSoft acquisition, and Mark Zuckerberg's Senate hearing. Salesforce announces $2.5B senior note offering Salesforce reveals it was the sole bidder for MuleSoft and even paid 18 percent more than its original offer Cloudflare touts privacy-friendly 1.1.1.1 public DNS service. Hmm, let's take a closer look at that MuleSoft: Not As Expensive As It Looks? Hyderabad Trailblazin I can’t wait for laptops with Apple’s own chips Transcript of Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate hearing

In this episode, we are joined by Chuck Liddell and Stephan Garcia to discuss our thoughts, opinions, and experiences from the Salesforce.com TrailheaDX conference and The Extracurricular community event. TrailheaDX The Extracurricular Chuck Liddell Stephan Garcia Special Guests: Chuck Liddell and Stephan Chandler-Garcia.

In this episode, we discuss TrailheaDX and Salesforce.com's acquisition of MuleSoft. Salesforce buys a mule, but pays for a pedigreed horse - MarketWatch Salesforce to buy MuleSoft for $5.90 billion | Reuters

In this episode, we discuss The Extracurricular and TrailheaDX, the Stack Overflow 2018 Developer Survey, Salesforce Ventures investment in Dropbox, Saleforce's acquisition of CloudCraze, Salesforce Essentials, and the top languages, skills, or platforms used for open source. The Extracurricular TrailheaDX Salesforce’s $100M Dropbox investment, on the eve of the IPO, could signal an acquisition - Business Insider Box Notes: Online Note Taking App | Box US Salesforce will acquire enterprise e-commerce software startup CloudCraze | TechCrunch Polyphasic Sleep Beginners Start Here - Polyphasic Society

In this episode we are joined by Salesforce.com Evangelist Kevin Poorman to discuss queueables, promise libraries, Pets for Patriots, static vs dynamic functional languages, JOOQ, and we debate the need for a packaging manager for Salesforce.com. Kevin Poorman - Twitter CodeFriar.com - Cloud and Mobile Architect Pets for Patriots Insight: How Admins & Devs Produce Awesome Apps Together - Salesforce Admins Using JavaScript Promises Build a Mocking Framework with the Stub API JOOQ

In this episode, we discuss freelancing, the announcement of Developer Controlled Packages (DCP), integration tools and Mulesoft, and we choose a challenge for the GDS Coding Challenge pilot. Fortune - 100 Best Companies Announcing Developer Controlled Packaging (DCP) Beta The Case Against Google Diseased Streets

In this episode, we discuss minifying apex code, working with Pardot landing page templates, refactoring and abstraction, and Marc Benioff's comments at the New York Times New Work Summit 2018. Minify Apex! NYT - New Work Summit

In this episode, we discuss certifications, the "Uber of Humans", Marc Benioff's interview on CNBC discussing the regulation of social media, and naming conflicts in Apex. You may soon be able to send ‘Human Ubers’ as your surrogate - BBC Three Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says regulate Facebook like tobacco Davos 2018: A.I. machine called Einstein attends Salesforce meetings SalesForce.com vs Dynamics 365 CRM: A live Side-By-Side Comparison By BrainSell LLC On February 14th | Markets Insider

In this episode, we discuss Marc Benioff's comments on regulating social media, Larry Ellison's comments on outcompeting Salesforce in SaaS, using namespaces, and collecting debug logs for unauthenticated site users. Is This Even Beer? (Citra & Vic Secret) Oracle Places Huge Bets On AI And Machine Learning To Overtake Salesforce In SaaS $2.4 billion Twilio brings on a Salesforce veteran as its new marketing boss - Business Insider Nordic Marc Benioff on Twitter: “When I was a kid I remember cigarette companies providing cigarettes with their logos that were made of bubble gum. You blew out powdered sugar smoke! The idea was to get kids interested in smoking early! Reminds me of questions about when kids should start using social media!… https://t.co/N8sfuWf3RC” Ian Glazer on Twitter: “Tell me about it! The team is adding a new namespace in Apex in 214 and, needless to say, naming is challenging… “ Release Notes - Collect Debug Logs for Guest Users Without Setting Cookies

In this episode, we discuss Marc Benioff's comments on regulating social media companies at Davos, the recent service disruption, Trailhead resumes, Spring '18 release notes, Microsoft's cross-platform Powershell, and unit testing. Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff Compares Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Trust with the 2008 Financial Meltdown Service Disruption - Incident #1891 Salesforce Trailhead Makes the Paper Resume Obsolete Salesforce Spring ’18 Release Notes Microsoft’s PowerShell Core Offers Cross-Platform Automation

In this episode we discuss, a bunch of stuff that I can't remember because I drank too much whiskey so check out the show links or just listen to the show. Join our Slack Community if you read this and wish for a more informative show notes...or just join to see what people talk about. Jeremy doesn't now I did this so...shhhhhhhhhhhh...be cool. Some link to google land Illuminated Cloud - Templates Salesforce Commerce Cloud integrates with Instagram, adds other enhancements Google and Salesforce unveil first elements of partnership Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000 as Virtual Currency Bubble Deflates Apple pledges to create 20,000 jobs in five years

In this episode, we discuss our experiences with all day meetings, running MS SQL in a docker container on a Mac, Rootstock acquiring Kenandy, changes to the Lightning URL format, and Salesforce acquiring Attic Labs to join the Quip team. Run the SQL Server 2017 container image with Docker Rootstock acquires Kenandy as ERP on Salesforce platform consolidates Attic.io CES 2018

In this episode, we discuss @TestSetup methods being counted in code coverage stats, Salesforce and other companies moving away from Oracle, Andrew Fawcett joining Salesforce.com as VP Product Management in the platform group, Apex Sharp, and Intel's processor design flaw. Andrew Fawcett - New year, new role, new company! Day 1 @salesforce today! VP Product Management in the Platform group. @SalesforceDevs In Major Shift, Amazon, Salesforce Move Away From Oracle We are hiring 5 Database Engineers this year and 40-50 people next year for a huge PostgreSQL project @ Salesforce.com Apex Sharp @TestSetup methods getting counted by code coverage results Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign Oregon now lets people pump their own gas — and some Oregonians are freaking out Californians line up to legally buy recreational pot Are Canadian Pharmacies the Solution to America's High Prescription Drug Prices?

In this episode, we discuss Finisar opening a facility in Texas as part of Apple's $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund for American manufacturers, John Zissomos leaving Salesforce.com, error handling and null checking, the recent release of Illuminated Cloud 2.0, and finally we reflect on the events of 2017 and discuss our pridictions for 2018. How Apple and Finisar are transforming the future of this Texas town John Zissimos

In this episode, we discuss scouting too far ahead on project requirements, debate agile vs waterfall, and answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. Barry Hawkins - How We Got Here, And What To Do About It New California Law Prohibits Salary History Inquiries Our Path to Equality: The Salesforce Annual Update Proposal to Turn the Salesforce Tower Into a Real Gusher Advances Jokesters propose fountain on top of Salesforce Tower Install a majestic artistic fountain on top of the Salesforce tower!

In this episode, we discuss Matt Lacey's IDE survey, switching away from Evernote, the portablity of code, unit testing, and answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. Which IDE Is Next For Me? Move Over, San Francisco: Dallas Tops Our List Of The Best Cities For Jobs 2017 Planet Welcomes Shawna Wolverton as Chief Product Officer

In this episode, we discuss design patterns, null checking, chequebook journalism, Brett Nelson's GDS Soundboard, recent changes in Salesforce product management team, and HPE CEO Meg Whitman stepping down. Good Day Sir! Army Mini-Soundboard How brands secretly buy their way into Forbes, Fast Company, and HuffPost stories Shawna Wolverton on Twitter Adam Seligman on Twitter Glassdoor: Facebook is consistently the best tech company to work for in the U.S. | VentureBeat Salesforce Certified Professional Ranking and Regional Statistics HPE CEO Meg Whitman Reveals Why She's Stepping Down

In this episode, we continue our discussion on custom integrations and discuss Marc Benioff being named #1 in comparably ranking of top CEOs, and blockchain(ing?). About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 All The Cool Kids Are Doing It Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff No. 1 in Comparably ranking of top CEOs

In this episode, we discuss building configurable integration software, Salesforce's Q3 results, and a switch statement coming to Apex in the near future thanks to recent updates to the Apex Compiler. ApexSharp ApexSharp - GitHub Apex Switch Statement Salesforce keeps rolling with another monster quarter, as it sets $20 billion revenue goal Enterprise Messaging Platform Events Salesforce Announces Record Third Quarter Revenue, Raises Full Year Fiscal 2018 Revenue Guidance

In this episode, we discuss Einstein Analytics and SAQL, Marc Benioff's interview on the topic of equal pay, Salesforce's 2017 Invester Day, and the Dreamforce 2017 Developer Keynote. SAQL Overview Java StringUtils - defaultString Benioff on equality: 'We're at a precipice' The Richest 1% Now Own More Than 50% of the World’s Wealth Microsoft's Soaring Growth In The Cloud Makes Marc Benioff's Digs Seem Silly: Check These Stats Top 10 Insights From Salesforce's 2017 Investor Day Salesforce for Developers Keynote: Build Faster and Smarter with Salesforce

In this episode, we discuss various topics streaming out of the Dreamforce 2017 conference. Dreamforce 2017 London's Calling Texas Dreamin' 2018

In this episode, we discuss avoiding social media, progressive web apps, deployment and unit testing, and end-to-end testing vs. unit testing. How I cured my tech fatigue by ditching feeds A Seat at the Table - It Leadership in the Age of Agility Improve Your Application By Running Fewer Tests The Testing Renaissance

In this episode, we discuss refactoring, global search, the Salesforce Success Community being rebranded to the Trailblazer Community, and Skuid's upcoming Millau Release. Say Hello to the Trailblazer Community Skuid Millau Using Zoom for Agile Software Development Zoom BlueJeans Announcing Success Cloud Keynote: Revealing Our Secret for Your Success

In this episode, we discuss issues with deploying metadata that has been significantly refactored, Apex getting listed on the TIOBE index, the controversy around the NPM CEO, caution for those traveling to California, and questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. TIOBE Index for October 2017 Repeated ToC violations by an authority figure went unaddressed. TSC members left. Node has been forked: NPM CEO: "If you are not a white dude and have things to say about JavaScript testing, please submit a talk to Assert(js)" California Hepatitis A Outbreak Spreads

In this episode, we discuss Google Clips, primary key (PK) chunking, the coming software apocalypse, and answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. Data Chunking Techniques for Massive Orgs The Coming Software Apocalypse The Google Clips Camera Puts Ai Behind the Lens Podcast : Processing Large Data Volumes using PK Chunking & Hyperbatch with Daniel Peter Surf Force 2017, a secluded retreat

In this episode, we discuss buying a new Apple iPhone and changes to Siri search, Marc Benioff's birthday and being awarded by Variety, Equifax CEO resigning, ProsperWorks raising $53 million to compete with Salesforce.com, and answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Slack Community. Apple Drops Bing Search Engine Results for Siri and Spotlight in Favor of Google Priyanka Chopra, Octavia Spencer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Patty Jenkins, Kelly Clarkson to Be Honored at Variety’s Power of Women A CEO's Demise: Lessons From Equifax ProsperWorks raises $53 million to take on Salesforce’s CRM Waze App Uber Eats Domain Driven Design (DDD)

In this episode, we discuss SAP suing AB InBev, Equifax's data breach, having a beginner's mind, the recent Apple device announcements, server-side vs. client-side development, and dealing with large projects. Using Salesforce to access SAP? Pour yourself a stiff drink Equifax’s Historic Hack May Have Exposed Almost Half of U.S. Apache Struts Statement on Equifax Security Breach Slack Raises $250 Million; Tops $5 Billion Valuation New Apple File System Coming in macOS High Sierra Won't Work With Fusion Drives

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's elusive research division, live coding interviews, and the Lightning Theme coming to Visualforce pages in Winter '18. How to Talk to Your Database Automatic Lightning Styles for Visualforce Salesforce Winter '18 Release Notes

In this episode, we discuss Target moving away from AWS, low code platforms, and answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. Target is plotting a big move away from AWS as Amazon takes over retail This Week in Numbers: Lots of Low Code Vendors Have Already Been Rejected Illuminated Cloud Force.com IDE 2 Welkin Suite IDE

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.com's Q2 financial results over some tasty brews. Salesforce Announces Record Q2 Earnings, Surpasses $10B Run Rate Milestone Faster Than Any Enterprise Software Company in History

In this episode, we discuss migrating emails into enhanced email, Service Cloud, Salesforce security, managed packages, the Workbench outage, Mavensmate IDE, and answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. Salesforce's second-largest business just hired its fourth new leader in four years as growth slows Salesforce “red team” members present tool at Defcon, get fired workbench.developerforce.com SSL Certificate is expired (14-Aug-2017)

In this episode, we discuss podcasting, managed packages, lightning component development, flows, and agile projects with fellow podcaster and co-host of the Code Coverage podcast, Steven Herod. Code Coverage Podcast Twitter: Steven Herod

In this episode, our guest Shaun Holmes shares with us what to expect at SurfForce '17 - The community event with a twist. We also discuss some frustrations with how Process Builder and code interact. Surfforce '17 Twitter: Shaun Holmes

In this episode, we discuss creepy loyalty programs, Google Glass 2.0, Oracle and SAP clouds, Windows Azure Docker containers, developer surveys, and Salesforce.com's new podcast titled Blazing Trails. Just look at our cloud sales, beams profit-sapped SAP Review: Windows Server containers are new and strange The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2017 Ionic Survey - Big Picture WAT Blazing Trails

In this episode, we continue to discuss various points of view around the future of developing on the Salesforce.com platform, the need for a package management system, and some more details about the upcoming Surfforce conference. The Pop-Up Employer: Build a Team, Do the Job, Say Goodbye Surfforce.co Surfforce Keynote Speaker - ANN O’DEA

In this episode, we discuss Jeremy's experiences after attending TrailheaDX and explore various points of view on the future of working with the Salesforce.com platform. Five Reasons Why You Should Hire an Old Programmer Accidentally destroyed production database on first day of a job... Nasdaq Triggers Market-Wide Circuit-Breaker As AMZN "Crashes" 87% After-Hours

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Chuck Liddell to discuss their experience at Trailheadx, Packaging 2, using scratch orgs for the admin/developer workflow, platform events, and Chuck's new integration product, Valence. Valence - Integration orchestration native to Salesforce TrailheaDX TrailheaDX '17 Videos

In this episode, we discuss losing our listing on iTunes, Matsusaka beef, issues deploying metadata with updated managed packages, unit tests that snowball in complexity, the Apex Metadata API, and plans for the upcoming TrailheaDX Salesforce Developer Conference. Matsusaka beef Japanese Wagyu Beef Returns for a Limited Time to Capa Restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Orlando Introducing the Apex Metadata API TrailheaDX - Salesforce Developer Conference

In this episode, we discuss phonetic string matching, upcoming social features in Skype, Pega's CEO keynote, and notable product announcements by Apple at WWDC17. Phonetic String Matching : Metaphone Skype’s Snapchat-inspired makeover puts the camera a swipe away, adds stories PegaWorld 2017 Keynotes Surf Force '17 Apple WWDC17

In this episode, we revisit our discussion on the @testSetup annotation and discuss issues with Visualforce action functions, concerns over deployments that affect users that are actively using the system, Salesforce developer documentation not being indexed by Google, Shannon Hale's Reddit AMA responses, and we answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. @testSetup Annotation apex:actionFunction Where Salesforce maintains the versions of Apex classes, visualforce pages, etc? Why is the Salesforce developer documentation NOT indexed on Google anymore? Shannon Hale - Reddit AMA

In this episode, we discuss using the @testSetup annotation, Chrome enterprise supporting SaaS apps, AWS hiring James Gosling, and we answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. @testSetup Annotation AWS signs Java ‘father’ James Gosling Google starts enterprise support for Chrome, including top SaaS apps The word "requirements" represents a fundamental misunderstanding of software.

In this episode, we discuss our experiences at Texas Dreamin' 2017, various ways people learn to code, and Salesforce's Fiscal 2018 first quarter results. Texas Dreamin' 2017 #ShellYeah The Future Of Lightning With Shell Black Yoshiki Surgery Be a good mentor, not a dickhead Why can’t I learn JavaScript? Salesforce Announces Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results

In this episode we discuss custom lightning development, PhantomJS and Headless Chrome, Apple’s Q2 earnings, Hulu TV, Oracle restructuring its sales team, Benioff’s $400 billion job creation goal, and where to meet up for happy hour at Texas Dreamin 2017. How Hulu Reinvented Itself for Live Tv Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dishes on his $400 billion job creation goal Apple boss Tim Cook says 'reports about future products' likely delayed quarterly iPhone purchases Massive Oracle sales re-org to accelerate cloud cash drive Ecobee4 PhantomJS Getting Started with Headless Chrome Trailhead.com Roger Mitchell Blog Brett Nelson Blog Eureka - Austin, TX

In this episode, we discuss Amazon’s Lex as a service, AWS CEO’s comments on Oracle customers, getting started as a developer, our first computers and the languages we used, implementing Salesforce using Agile, the risk of Lightning UIs suffering from poor usability design, the risk of business logic in lightning controllers, opinions on the Lightning Design System (SLDS), and the productivity of Salesforce development vs other languages. Amazon cloud chief jabs Oracle: 'Customers are sick of it' You can now buy the brains behind Amazon’s Alexa New- Introducing AWS CodeStar – Quickly Develop, Build, and Deploy Applications on AWS Salesforce Summer ’17 Release Notes Locker Service API Viewer

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, various highlights from Facebook's F8 conference, Oracle's recent acquisitions, Punycode phishing attack, and losing patience with Lightning. Salesforce Achieves Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions The company now provides a carbon neutral cloud for all customers The 4 Most Important Things Facebook Just Announced Google Earth Oracle Buys Moat Facebook keeps pushing forward with its competitor to Slack and Atlassian -- here's what's new Chrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites This Phishing Attack is Almost Impossible to Detect On Chrome, Firefox and Opera Salesforce Debuts Einstein High Velocity Sales Cloud, Powered by AI Facebook announces React Fiber, a rewrite of its React framework

In this episode, we discuss the IntelliJ 2017 release, accusations by the Department of Labor concerning Google's wage gap, Benioff capping off the Salesforce Tower, and the need to release early and often. IntelliJ - What's New Department Of Labor Accuses Google Of Extreme Systemic Disparity In Pay Based On Gender Google Pushes Back on Gender Pay Gap Allegations by Outlining Compensation Method The Circle (2017) Are These Funds Plotting to Oust Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff? Release early, release often

In this episode, we bring back beer and discuss our favorite April Fools pranks, Salesforce receiving a Cloud Positive Classification from the Department of Defense (DoD), Salesforce’s continued effort to close the wage gap, and transitioning solutions from Excel to Salesforce. Salesforce Trigger Driven Development S-Controls are coming back to Salesforce! Here are some April Fools' pranks tech companies are pulling online Salesforce Launches Government Cloud Lightning and Extends Compliance, Enabling Additional Government Agencies to Benefit from the Cloud Salesforce spends $6M to help close wage gap

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.com's new mascot, Amazon Connect, Internet privacy laws, rumors that Oracle may acquire Accenture, and Angular v4.0. Amazon Connect Salesforce's chief diplomat on what it's like being BFFs with Amazon's $12 billion cloud Oracle doing due diligence on Accenture. Yep, you read that right Angular v4.0 is out! How the Republicans Sold Your Privacy to Internet Providers The Big Web Show - 156: Practical Design Discovery With Dan Brown

In this episode, we discuss Apex transactions, SalesforceDX, user research and wireframes, Angular woes, and Marc Benioff's comments after meeting with President Trump. Microsoft just showed off exactly what Salesforce was worried about IBM, Salesforce CEOs attend Trump roundtable with German Chancellor Merkel Taking Sales Navigator To A New Level LinkedIn’s turbo-charged version for salespeople costs $1,600 a pop Developer Survey Results 2017

In this episode we follow up on the Salesforce.com FY18 Kickoff Coke demo, answer questions from our Slack community, and discuss Pi day and Einstein’s birthday, who pays for wait-time during deployments, Skuid raising $24 million in new financing, Microsoft’s DeepCoder, and rogue high performers. Pi Day Einstein Vision Demo Einstein Official License Site Lightning Strike Chattanooga-based Skuid raises $25 million for its “codeless” app development toolkit Baker raises $3.5 million to become a ‘Salesforce for pot’ Salesforce's Big Bet on AI Shows How Automation Will Affect Knowledge Workers How Rogue High Performers Hurt Your Culture Microsoft has created an A.I. that can write its own code Salesforce's Big Bet on AI Shows How Automation Will Affect Knowledge Workers Twilio Inc. Just Hired One of Salesforce's Top Executives Microsoft Stays Ahead of Salesforce in Growing SaaS Market Oracle - Q3 FY17 SaaS and PaaS Cloud Revenues Up 73% on a GAAP Basis and Up 85% on a Non-GAAP Basis

In this episode, we discuss developing lightning components with 3rd party frameworks, Salesforce Quick-Start implementations, the Salesforce FY18 Kickoff event, and IBM Watson and Salesforce Einstein partnership. LockerService and Lightning Container Component: Securely Using Third-Party Libraries in Lightning Components FY18 The Year Of Einstein IBM, Salesforce Strike Global Partnership on Cloud, AI IBM and Salesforce Announce Landmark Global Strategic Partnership Considerations for Setting Up Sales Cloud Einstein IBM Has Three Big Ways to Make Money Off Watson Computing

In this episode, we discuss sharing rules and system context, design sprints and BDUF in general, monetizing IoT data, consulting practices, and Salesforce.com’s Q4 2017 results and earning call. Treating Information as an Asset New Programming Jargon Are we loosing good consultants in the Salesforce ecosystem? User Research is Overrated Salesforce.com forecasts lower-than-expected Q1 profit; shares fall

In this episode, we discuss using named credentials, big tech companies relocating their conferences, Google's experimental Upspin file sharing framework, and we answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Community. Named Credentials Lightning API—Developer Preview WWDC dates announced: Apple is moving its annual conference to San Jose in June The salary you need to earn to buy a home right now in 23 of the most expensive housing markets in America Upspin.io Google gifts 'Upspin' file sharing tech to the open-source community Another option for file sharing Apple to Open Steve Jobs-Inspired Ring-Shaped Campus in April

In this episode, we discuss quotes and CPQ, using font-end frameworks with Salesforce, Chris Rock's controversial routine at the Salesforce Annual Sales Kick-off Meeting, IsNull vs IsBlank, leaving code better than how you found it, and Google's Spanner database service. Studio Neat Ice Kit Wintersmith's Ice Baller Chris Rock Draws Laughs, Controversy at Salesforce Sales Meeting Dropbox Paper Salesforce launches Quip Connect app for Sales and Service Clouds Introducing Cloud Spanner: a global database service for mission-critical applications CLOUD SPANNER Why does it cost 20 times as much to protect Mark Zuckerberg as Tim Cook?

In this episode, we discuss Quip revamping its UI, community events Surf Force and Texas Dreamin', deployment frequency, Salesforce.com's release overview videos, transitioning from Visualforce to Lightning, and Salesforce.com's Connected Small Business Report. Quip Gets A Redesign To Focus On Project Management Surf Force Discover Bundoran Texas Dreamin' Salesforce launches Quip Connect app for Sales and Service Clouds 2016 Connected Small Business Report Ready Contacts - List of Salesforce.com Customers Next-generation 3D Graphics on the Web

In this episode, we discuss Microsoft's and Apple's financial results, CS60 performance problems, Dropbox's fastest to $1B run rate, Dropbox Paper and Smart Sync, Slack Grid, Salesforce's new Bellevue office, and we answer questions from the Good Day, Sir! Slack Community. Microsoft reports $26.1 billion in Q2 2017 revenue: Azure up 93%, but Phone down 81% and Surface down 2% Apple defies Wall St. with strong revival in iPhone sales Dropbox just hit a billion-dollar milestone Doug Ayers - CS60 Tweet Dropbox - Fastest to $1B Tweet

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce continuing to invest in Hyderabad, our preferences for organizing a class, Salesforce being compared to Blackberry, REST API composite resources, using the Bulk API in the browser, and the cost of maintaining certifications. Salesforce To Add 1,000 Jobs In Hyderabad The Era of Codeless Development is Upon Us Salesforce CIO Ross Meyercord on the Future of Coding (and How IT is Like a Therapist) Wipro relaxes dress code for Appirio, what else is changing? Why Salesforce is the new BlackBerry Android: Before and After the iPhone Cost to Maintain a Salesforce Credential Don’t learn to code in your production Salesforce instance Another Oracle Salesforce M&A rumor – what are people smoking? Chrome 56 Will Aggressively Throttle Background Tabs Simplify Your API Code with New Composite Resources ForceTK - a minimal Force.com REST API for JavaScript apps Outro - Honest Trailers - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (Feat. Michael Bolton)

In this episode, we discuss slow deployments, unit testing, Oracle's new data centers, Salesforce hiring Monica Langely as an executive VP, Microsoft's continued investment in AI, and Marc Benioff's interview from the annual World Economic Forum. Salesforce Analyst Summit Recap: Why Salesforce Must Regroup To Reach Higher In 2017 Salesforce Deploy Times Tool to monitor Deploy times across SFDC Microsoft Buys Canadian Artificial Intelligence Startup for More Brainpower Salesforce hires well-connected Wall Street Journal reporter for EVP post Did The Trump Campaign Just Get Hit With The Monica Langley Curse? Salesforce CEO: I'm not changing how I run my business under Trump Yahoo Finance

In this episode, we discuss fat-washing cocktails, FinancialForce's new CEO, Atlassian acquiring Trello, dueling with Salesforce support, and questions from the Good Day, Sir! Slack community. The Science of Fat-Washing Cocktails PDT’s Bacon-Infused Old Fashioned FinancialForce selects former Salesforce and Heroku exec to be new CEO Atlassian Acquires Popular Team Productivity App Trello For $425 Million Salesforce Einstein promises AI applications that 'just work'

In this episode, we discuss certifications, thoughts on working with dual screens, workarounds for visualforce bugs, IdeaExchange, Apple's App Store numbers and the Salesforce AppExchange, and Microsoft LinkedIn. Passing Parameters with a CommandButton Salesforce, Bugs & You Why LinkedIn Under Microsoft Is Doomed Demystifying the Numbers behind Salesforce.com’s AppExchange Apple's App Store sales top $28 billion LG Display's 65-inch OLED prototype screen doesn't need speakers Customer Collaboration With Salesforce's Mike Rosenbaum

In this episode, we discuss the aftermatch of the team dynamic topic from Episode 109, questions from the Good Day Sir! Community, notable topics from 2016, and our predictions for Salesforce and the tech industry for 2017.

In this episode, we discuss poorly written Process Builder processes, team dynamics, exception handling performance, and answer questions from members of the Good Day, Sir! Community. Good Day, Sir! Community Illuminated Cloud - Salesforce IDE   

In this episode, we discuss getting older in tech, choosing custom develpment over installing apps, tech leaders to meet with President-elect Trump, inline code vs. short functions, source control and deployments, TrailheaDX 2017, and helping Jeremy decide whether to get a new Mac Mini or build a custom entertainment PC. On Getting Old(er) in Tech Silicon Valley CEOs didn't hide their distaste for Donald Trump. Now comes the reckoning Google extends conservative outreach as Trump calls tech meeting Salesforce just bought a startup called Twin Prime, adding to its $5 billion buying binge John Carmack on Inlined Code Saleforce brings bot conversations, SMS, Facebook Messenger to Service Cloud 12 of the Best Salesforce Developer Resources Bluecanvas.io TrailheaDX 2017

In this episode, we discuss why good developers might write terrible code, unit testing vs. functional testing, process builder, concerns around catfishing candidates and outsourcing, and why German pilsners are better than Czech pilsners. Uploading Attachments to Salesforce using Javascript Remoting GDS Resource Repo Thread regarding Oracle Corp. layoffs How terrible code gets written by perfectly sane people Salesforce CIO Ross Meyercord on the Future of Coding (and How IT Is Like a Therapist) The 11-point audit for your Salesforce.com system The Growing Problem within the Salesforce.com Market Prima Pils Beer Advocate - Prima Pils

In this episode, we discuss the snowball affect of subscription services, Thoughtworks Technology Radar, Skuid's Brooklyn Release, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD). Salesforce Einstein: How A Machine Brain Learns Technology Radar Nov '16 Aquafold DBeaver Skuid Platform—A new era of cloud apps and great UX Domain-driven design Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software 1st Edition Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture 1st Edition

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.com's Q3 2017 earnings, the lack of a development enviornment for Marketing Cloud, and an updated review of the MacBook Pro 15". AMAZON QUICKSIGHT TODAY SQL Window Functions Trump and Seasonal Concerns Could Conspire Against Salesforce Salesforce.com's Revenue Rises Again But So Did Its Losses Salesforce soars on big earnings beat Salesforce.com's (CRM) CEO Marc Benioff on Q3 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

In this episode, we discuss developing Lightning Components, Re/code's interview with Marc Benioff, and first impressions of the new MacBook Pro. Lightning Component Development Guide Quick Start: Lightning Components - Trailhead Why avoid increment (“++”) and decrement (“--”) operators in JavaScript? Heroku Command Line Salesforce Lightning CLI Salesforce CEO and Chairman Marc Benioff | Code Enterprise 2016

In this episode, we discuss an Einstein opinion article removed from the Oracle blog, the pitfalls of adding workflow rules in production, organizing trigger logic, Steve Balmer's comments on buying Salesforce.com, and the recent Macbook Pro product.Salesforce Says Einstein, I Say FrankensteinThe Best-Performing CEOs in the WorldGeorge Lucas' museum designs for L.A. and S.F.: A first look at competing plansOracle Deal to Purchase NetSuite Provides a Reason to CelebrateSteve Ballmer: Salesforce Is 'Too Expensive'Stitch Fix has hired top Salesforce engineering exec Cathy Polinsky as CTOAfter Apple's Disappointing MacBook Pro Refresh, What's an Engineer to do?Amazon Cloud Posts Another Blowout QuarterApple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is forAnother New MacBook Pro Problem: Tests Reveal Compatibility Issues With Current Thunderbolt 3 Devices

in this episode, we discuss Microsoft, Wipro acquiring Appirio, IoT devices hacked for DDoS attack, Quip, Oracle's NetSuite acquisition, Benioff walking away from Twitter acquisition, and Process Builder errors.Microsoft's Salesforce-killer product is selling wellHow your DVR was hijacked to help epic cyberattackSteve Ballmer didn't want Microsoft to buy Salesforce: 'Never, ever, ever'Developers Currently Developing in the Cloud Rises to 5.4M – up 375% since 2009Developer Forum - Process Builder Error HandlingMarc Benioff had a stake in Quip before Salesforce bought it for $750 millionAs Oracle’s Offer Flounders, What’s Next for NetSuite?How LinkedIn Defused Protest Over Microsoft Deal

In this episode, we discuss TypeScript, ReactiveX, Javascript as a language, artificial intelligence, Salesforce not acquiring Twitter, concerns over the SaaS business model, and Workplace by Facebook.TypeScriptReactiveXBarry Hawkins: How We Got Here, And What To Do About ItSalesforce's big new product 'Einstein' receives mixed reviews despite all the hypeSalesforce.com, Inc.: This Could Push CRM Stock Sky-HighSalesforce.com M&A Scorecard Raises Questions On Growth, TargetsMicrosoft will launch its price war with Salesforce on November 1Salesforce Wasn’t That Into Buying Twitter, Documents ShowSalesforce Shareholders Besiege Possible Twitter DealHere’s Why Disney and Salesforce.com Dropped Their Bids for TwitterWorkplace by FacebookBrett Nelson's Blog - Dreamforce 2016 Recap

In this episode, we discuss our impressions of Dreamforce 2016 and SalesforceDX."Be a Customer Trailblazer" with Marc Benioff & Special GuestsSalesforce Developer KeynoteSalesforce.com Introduces Extensive Changes to Developer ExperienceGender-aware Dreamforce badges let you pick your pronounDreamforce16 – Is it time to retire the ISV acronym?Will Salesforce and Slack's Partnership Hurt Microsoft?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Oracle's Larry Ellison: 'Do you just pretend we don't exist?' (CRM, ORCL)Cramer: Salesforce may have called off talks with Twitter because of LinkedIn

In this episode, we discuss Twitter acquisition rumors, Salesforce.com wanting to block Microsoft-LinkedIn deal, Oracle Project Visual Code, Google G Suite, and issues with managed packages and unit testing.Buying Twitter would be a ‘dumb’ idea for Salesforce.comCisco, Salesforce Announce Cloud IntegrationGoogle Quietly Expands Ride-Sharing ServiceSalesforce.com to Press Regulators to Block Microsoft-LinkedIn DealOracle Unveils Low Code Platform to Easily Extend SaaS Applications3 Salesforce Podcasts You Should Be Subscribed ToIntroducing G Suite (formerly Google Apps for Work)

In this episode, we discuss Oktoberfest beer, Salesforce.com Einstein, open-source software, Troops, Vlocity, Microsoft stock buyback, Salesforce Stickers for iMessage, Google Allo, custom iterators, and unit testing records with unique constraints. Oktoberfest 2016Face it: There's no money in open sourceTroops raises $7 million for its Salesforce-powered botSalesforce Ventures-backed cloud startup Vlocity raises $50 millionMicrosoft Plans $40 Billion Stock Buyback and Raises DividendDirector at salesforce.com buys 1,356 sharesCustom IteratorsSalesforce Stickers for iMessageSay hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app

In this episode, we discuss issues with slow Salesforce.com Sandbox creation and ongoing developer tool performance, and Salesforce.com's Q2 financial results.Salesforce's head of digital strategy Jeremy Waite joins IBMSalesforce crashes on soft guidanceParty Over At Salesforce.com With Terrible Q2 EarningGood Day, Sir! Community Meetup @Dreamforce 2016 SurveyWe need help! Share the Good Day, Sir! Podcast with your friends and colleagues. Like our Facebook page for some reason that we don’t understand!

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.com Health Cloud, our Dreamforce attendance, artificial intelligence (AI) as it pertains to CRM, Marc Benioff on the cover of Forbes, whether anything innovative has come out of Salesforce.com in recent years, and issues with lengthy save and compile times in sandbox environments.Nonstop Benioff: Inside The Master Networker's Audacious Plan To Disrupt Salesforce -- And The WorldSalesforce.com: Where Ambition Has Its PriceSalesforce is suddenly hiring fewer people after spending nearly $4 billion buying companies this yearJim Cramer Gives His Opinion On Chipotle, Salesforce And McDonald'sSalesforce Rolls Out Telhealth Features to Health Cloud via Mobile DeviceOutro Clip: Borgore & G-Eazy - Forbes

In this episode, we discuss using Saas tools vs. Word documents, the Chrome Javascript console bug and sites intentionally disabling the Javascript console, reports of stock analysts lowering expectations for Salesforce.com’s upcoming Q2 financial results, and Salesforce.com’s acquisition of BeyondCore. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)Updating the Web-to-Case and Web-to-Lead Endpoint URLWhy This 'Mobile-First' CEO Holds Device-Free MeetingsSalesforce.com Downgraded After Weak Sales-Channel ChecksSalesforce.com: Misaligned Management, High Valuation Point To DownsideSalesforce Acquiring Analytics Startup BeyondCore

In this episode, we discuss project estimation and work-life balance, issues with the latest updates to Google Chrome, Jeremy’s homebrew keg setup, whether to attend Dreamforce'16 or not, synchronization issues between Salesforce Clouds, and Salesforce.com's acquisition of Quip.Quip + Salesforce = Big NewsSalesforce Buy Is Offensive and DefensiveWhy You Need Trailhead Badges To Get Your Next Salesforce JobLinkedIn crushes earnings — much to Microsoft's delight

In this episode, we are joined by Salesforce.com MVP and entrepreneur Nick Hamm to discuss how 10K Advisors looks to fill the void for top Salesforce.com Talent.10K AdvisorsNick Hamm on Twitter

In this episode, we discuss the recent Salesforce.com MVP Lightning Experience Summit, the Troops Slackbot for Sales, 10K Advisors, Microsoft's Professional Degree Program, Salesforce1 mobile dropping support for some devices, Amazon acquiring Cloud9 IDE, job postings for Salesforce.com coders, and StackOverflow.com's new Documentation site.Introducing Troops – A Slackbot For Sales10K AdvisorsMicrosoft announces professional degree programSalesforce to drop support for all Android devices except Samsung and NexusAmazon acquires Cloud9 IDEHot job alert: Become a Salesforce coderStackOverflow.com Documentation

In this episode,  we discuss Amazon's Prime Day, show reviews that we missed, Hyperdev, StackOverflow's new research site, The Night Of, rumors that Oracle is buying Netsuite, whether Agile is making Technical Architects obsolete or if the role is just evolving, and changes to the Lightning Experience navigation coming in Winter 17.Amazon’s Second Prime Day Was Pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯HyperdevThe Night OfThe Salesforce Conundrum: Profit Versus GrowthStackOverflow ResearchAn Oracle-NetSuite Rumor Arrives; Google Improves Project Fi; Apple Watch Survey Shows Little DemandIs Agile Killing the Architect?FAQ - Lightning Experience Navigation Changing with Winter ‘17F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web ContentThe Case Against Vertical NavigationWiki: Amazon 1-ClickThe History of Amazon’s Tab Navigation   

In this episode, we discuss Google's human fly paper, hitting Salesforce limitations when setting up test data, a review of the Illuminated Cloud IDE for Salesforce.com, rant about the setup tools for the Lightning UX, the rebranding of the Salesforce.com Mobile SDK, Keir Bowden's article on "The MVP Life" and debate whether MVP's can be honest and critical in the community without fear, and Microsoft's announcement of Dynamics 365 and AppSource.Google Patented a Sticky Car Hood That Traps Pedestrians Like FliesIlluminated Cloud IDEThe MVP LifeMicrosoft Dynamics 365Microsoft gives Salesforce a shove with new Dynamics 365 integrated cloud platformFor Salesforce, it’s Eat or Be EatenGhostery Chrome Extension

In this episode, we discuss Marc Benioff's comments on the Brexit decision, when to use point and click tools vs coding, fixing a bad Salesforce.com instance vs starting over, MavensMate IDE suspending development and alternative IDE's, issues with invalid metadata being produced by the Salesforce.com MetadataAPI, and AWS Lambda.Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff slams UK government leaders for doing 'too little, too late' (CRM)The future of apps: How Salesforce is using low code developmentSearch layout meta-data value is an Id value instead of field nameMavensMate - Open Source IDE for Salesforce

In this episode, we discuss Oracle racing Salesforce.com to $10 billion, Docker for Mac and Windows, Salesforce Mobile App Cloud, Lightning Communities, and Surf Force, a user group event being organized by Shaun Holmes.Oracle, Salesforce and the race to $10 billionDocker for Mac and Windows launches out of private betaSalesforce Unifies Mobile App Dev, Updates Marketing AutomationSalesforce Communities update shoots for simplification and personalization Surf Force, A user group with a twistVideo: Get Pitted! Don't forget to mark your calendar for Surf Force! August 13,2016 Aberavon, Wales. You can register by visiting www.surfforce.co and stay in touch by following @surfforce on twitter.

In this episode, we discuss the existence of a tech bubble, notable topics from the Apple WWDC, the value of certifications, TrailheadX, and Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn.Finland, home to Nokia and jobless engineers, struggles to fill tech jobsHere’s Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2016Satya Nadella explains in a sentence the real reason he bought LinkedIn ... and Salesforce should be worriedVideo: EVERY Action Movie Trailer Uses The Same Sound

In this episode, we discuss field history tracking not available to unit tests, the Salesforce.com superlative index, the Salesforce.com data center teams and AWS, the SEC looking to crackdown on non-GAAP accounting, Salesforce opening a COE (center of excellence) in Hyderabad, and notable topics from the Salesforce TrailheaDX Developer Conference.Do test methods not update the history table?Why everyone* hates Salesforce's Marc BenioffAnnouncing the Salesforce.com Superlative IndexSalesforce's data centre team 'fought' AWS cloud outsourcingSilicon Valley nightmare: SEC wants to crack down on screwball accounting gimmicksOracle accused of cooking “cloud services” books to boost stock priceSalesforce Wants to Make Everyone an App Developer

In this episode, we discuss asking questions on support forums, Google winning copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle, speculations on how Salesforce.com could utilize AWS, The Information's 2016 rankings of tech events to attend, social media struggling with social commerce, and Salesforce.com's acquisition of Demandware.Stinking BadgesJoomla ForumGoogle Beats Oracle on Copyright, Defeating $9 Billion ClaimMost Valuable Tech Events of 2016Social Commerce Struggles To Drive SalesSalesforce Will Acquire Demandware For $2.8 Billion In Move Into Digital CommerceSalesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Demandware

In this episode, we discuss Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), single barrel whiskey, Salesforce's recent acquisitions costing an estimated $75 million, Apple Store app approvals vs Salesforce AppExchange approvals, Salesforce.com licenses increasing by 40% in the UK, follow up on Amazon Smile, questions Jim Cramer asked Benioff on his recent political stances, Benioff's comments on the Q1 2017 numbers, and Benioff's response to more buyout rumors.Accelerated Mobile Pages ProjectSalesforce reveals it spent $75 million on the three startups it bought last quarterAre Benioff's Crusades Hurting Shareholder Value At Salesforce?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the demise of the Reagan coalitionSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff responds to questions about a Microsoft takeover bidIs Amazon buying Salesforce?Jim Cramer: Salesforce CEO: Using the power of business for social changeJim Cramer: Salesforce CEO Benioff: Record numbers for a record quarter

In this episode, we discuss charitable shopping with Amazon Smile, Google Home, issues with referencing static resources in the Summer'16 release, Fitbit acquiring Coin's wearable payment assets, Google spreadsheets integrated with Salesforce, Project Sayonara, Marc Benioff campaigning against George Lucas' museum, Salesforce.com's Fiscal 2017 Q1 Results, and more details on the NA14 outage.About Amazon SmileCamfedGoogle Home vs. Amazon Echo: Why Home could winGoogle Home crashes Amazon Echo's partyStatic resources not loading when the critical update for "Serve Static Resources from the Visualforce Domain" is enabledUpdated EOD 5/20: Problem with Salesforce Summer 16 patch 5 released on 5/17Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is lashing out against a plan to build George Lucas' museum in San FranciscoFitbit acquires “wearable payment assets” from startup CoinSalesforce Caught Between Two Software WorldsGoogle and Salesforce Get Together to Keep Your Spreadsheets UpdatedGeorge Lucas’ wife calls Salesforce boss on museum jabFor Salesforce, Clouds Part Yet AgainSalesforce Announces Fiscal 2017 First Quarter ResultsCustomer data lost as Salesforce US outage rumbles on with degraded performanceRCM for NA14 Disruptions of Service - May 2016Wall St overlooks Salesforce outage as Q1 numbers beat expectations

In this episode, we discuss Node.js and Javascript fatigue, Jeff Bezos making $6 billion in 20 minutes, the Salesforce NA14 outage, Salesforce using AWS, Salesforce's Thunder IoT Cloud, Cisco Jasper, and Dan Lyons' book "Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble"Electron 1.0After a Year of Using NodeJS In ProductionJeff Bezos just made $6 billion in 20 minutesMarc Benioff apologizes as Salesforce NA14 instance goes TITSUPAmazon Web Services just scored a big partner in $50 billion SalesforceSalesforce Bases New Service on Amazon’s CloudSalesforce parks its planned IoT cloud on... shocker! AWSHow to quantify downtimeThe Cost of DowntimeJasper.comJasper IoT InfographicDan Lyons - Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up BubbleOutro: The System is Down - Strongbad

 In this episode, Jeremy shares his tips on preparing tri-tip beef and we discuss annoying UPS warning tones, a reported incident at Apple HQ, Slack targeting Salesforce and Oracle, a debate on integration tools such as Informatica Cloud, the inability to change your rating on Salesforce Knowledge Articles, the lack of information on the TrailheaDX Salesforce Developer Conference, and Forbes interview with Adam Seligman on building apps for the Salesforce Platform.Slack Targets Salesforce, Oracle With Productivity AimSalesforce: How The Platform Builds New SoftwareIdea of the Week: Rating Knowledge ArticlesBody found in conference room at Apple’s Cupertino headquartersTrailheaDX Salesforce Developer Conference

In this episode, we officially announce our new Slack community and discuss Marc Benioff's most recent bonus, using FluidApp with Gmail, Gartner naming Salesforce.com the leader in AIM (Application, Infrastructure, and Middleware), TrailheaDX, Skuid's Rockaway release, a lightning round of Lightning UX topics, and the Lightning Locker Service.Salesforce just paid Marc Benioff a $2.3 million bonus, on top of the $56 million he made in four months selling stockFluidAppGoogle InboxCitizen DeveloperSalesforce takes AIM, hits bullseye in enterprise integrationTrailheaDXRock Your UX with Fabulous New Skuid FeaturesLightning UX SASS DeprecateIntroducing the Salesforce Lightning InspectorIntroducing UI Theme Detection for Lightning ExperienceIntroducing The LockerService For Lightning ComponentsMatt Morris - Technology Flows

In this episode, we discuss Twitter acquiring Peer, Benioff using Microsoft's HoloLens, Dan Lyons' comments on Hubspot, National Equal Pay Day, Keith Block's new watch, Salesforce's Proxy Statement for 2016 Annual meeting of Stockholders, Salesforce being sued for discrimination, and Amazon reaching $10 billion in sales.Twitter acquires employee-feedback startup PeerSalesforce's CEO was blown away by Microsoft HoloLens when his friend Satya Nadella gave him a demoJim Cramer Gives a Shout Out to Salesforce.com on #EqualPayDaySalesforce bought its new COO a $41,000 watchShareholder rageCongratulations! You’ve Been FiredTwo women allege discrimination at Salesforce's Indy officesSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff is freezing his salary after hearing complaints about his $40 million payHillary Clinton: Salesforce and Gap are getting equal pay rightThe Two Women Who Kicked Off Salesforce's Company-Wide Salary ReviewIntroducing Salesforce for MessengerWe now know how the FBI unlocked the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone: hackersAmazon Web Services could crush $10 billion in sales

In this episode, we discuss The Clouds featuring Shell Black on bass, the StackOverflow 2016 Developer Survey, IBM acquiring Bluewolf, Salesforce acquiring MetaMind, Salesforce partnering with NEC, Apptus adding support for Microsoft Dynamics, and highlights from the Microsoft Build 2016 conference.The Clouds Featuring Shell Black on BassWhy IBM spent $200 million to buy a huge Salesforce partner with Marc Benioff's blessingStackOverflow 2016 Developer Survey ResultsMost Loved, Dreaded, and WantedSalesforce buys AI specialist MetaMind to avoid being ‘flanked'Salesforce, NEC to Partner over New Data CenterApttus adds support for Microsoft Dynamics as it tries to expand its market reach beyond SalesforceHere we go -- Apttus moves beyond SalesforceMicrosoft Build 2016 ClipsClip 1 - Brian Roper, Product Manager of Windows and Device GroupClip 2- BASH for WindowsClip 3 - Project CentennialClip 4 - Conversation as a PlatformTay, Microsoft's AI chatbot, gets a crash course in racism from Twitter

In this episode, we are joined by guest host and long-time friend of the show Shaun Holmes to discuss and debate many different topics around the Salesforce.com platform including working with Salesforce.com Support.Shaun Holmes on TwitterApple wants the FBI to reveal how it hacked the San Bernardino killer's iPhoneGartner Positions Salesforce in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2016 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise aPaaS, Worldwide

In this episode, we discuss Dropbox building their own cloud and moving away from AWS, Marc Benioff's commitment to making sure the Salesforce Tower includes mindful spaces, using encrypted fields in Salesforce, the recently announced Salesforce Field Service Lightning, and Oracle's financial results.The Epic Story of Dropbox’s Exodus From the Amazon Cloud EmpireSalesforce takes on ServiceMax, Microsoft and Oracle with new field service productMicrosoft Corporation Takes on Salesforce with Dynamics CRM 2016 UpdateSalesforce.com storage fail causes lengthy outageSalesforce-Microsoft love grows with SalesforceIQ-Outlook integrationSalesforce Launches New Platform For Financial AdvisorsOracle claims both Salesforce.com and Workday are behindDump Oracle and get a free license for Microsoft SQL ServerHere's the email Larry Ellison just sent to employees about a big change at OracleKeep All Your Customer Data with BigObjects (Pilot)

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce.com's Q4 earnings, Alphabet and Salesforce Ventures invesing millions in ThousandEyes, and the FBI attempting to force Apple to provided a hack for iOS.Salesforce Announces Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Full Year ResultsAlphabet and Salesforce's Venture Arms Just Poured Millions In This Hot StartupApple to FBI: You Can’t Force Us to Hack the San Bernardino iPhone

In this episode, we discuss choosing an MVC framework, how Salesforce MVPs are chosen, Tod Nielson leaving Salesforce, predictions on Salesforce.com's platform, PWC's talent exchange and the gig economy, Salesforce.com's acquisition of PredictionIO, Netflix's migration to the Amazon Cloud, and talk about the things we enjoy by playing Castaway/Desert Island.More Management Shakeup At Salesforce As Platform VP Will LeavePWC Talent ExchangeExclusive: See How Big the Gig Economy Really IsSalesforce just bought another startup in the machine learning spaceNetflix finishes its massive migration to the Amazon cloudTop 5 Things to Know About How We Choose Our MVPs

In this episode, we discuss Oracle's continued transition into the Cloud and Apple’s fight against FBI demands to create a backdoor into iOS. VMware Fusion, Workstation team culled in company restructureApple: A Message to Our CustomersTim Cook Says Apple Won’t Create Universal iPhone Backdoor For FBISalesforce is facing competition from an unexpected place: Amazon

In this episode, we are joined by our good friend Teddy Zemedie to discuss popular design stats in 2015 published by Avacode, managing and deploying Salesforce configuration and code changes using version control, and Heroku Connect.LinkedIn: Teddy ZemedieHow designers worked in 2015Things Are Good' At Salesforce, Notable Source Tells Deutsche Bank AnalystSolenopsisGit DocumentationHeroku ConnectGetting an error that a flow “was” activate and cannot be overwrittenYour template contains active content, which can't be verified as safe

In this episode, we discuss gulp, twitter struggling to monetize, and the Salesforce live broadcast of their FY17 kickoff and product demos of new features for Sales and Service Lightning clouds.Gulp JSElectron IOCEO Jack Dorsey is trying to counter the company's flagging growth in user baseCamfed - Campaign for Female EducationFY17 Kickoff: First Look At Corporate And Product StrategyAutomatic

In this episode, we discuss the World Economic Forum in Davos, the SteelBrick acquisition causing partner pain, a seeming increase of reports that Salesforce.com will have a rough 2016, the Wave Analytics reboot and IoT, and Oracle offering sales people major bonuses for getting customers to buy cloud offerings.Salesforce causes partner pain with SteelBrick acquisitionApttus CEO Kirk Krappe Chats Candidly About 2016 ExitWill 2016 Be Salesforce.com's Worst Year Yet?Salesforce.com Cannot Defy Gravity AnymoreSalesforce reboots Wave Analytics, preps IoT cloudOracle's cloud ambitions may be nearing moment of truthOracle salesmen get SEVENFOLD salary boost for flogging its cloudy aaS produce

In this episode, we discuss cooking with a sous-vide, the current state of IoT, using ORM patterns in Apex, banned words for 2016, notable topics from the Spring '16 release notes, and reported updates to Salesforce Analytics (Wave).BasecampFuel UX2015: The year the Internet of Things jumped the sharkSpring '16 Release NotesForce.com IDE Spring '16 Release NotesSalesforce reboots Wave Analytics, preps IoT cloud

In this episode, we discuss the recently announced Salesforce and Box integration, a possible Salesforce acquisition of SteelBrick, the Salesforce acquisition of MinHash, recent reportings of a price drop for the Analytics Cloud, and close out the year with some memorable clips and some predictions for 2016. Salesforce and Box join forces to put files where employees need themSalesforce said to be close to completing $600M SteelBrick acquisitionSalesforce Has Acquired MinHash, Creators Of The AILA Virtual Marketing Assistant Merry Christmas! and thank you to everyone who listens to us, has written a review, engaged us on Twitter, and been a guest on our show. We had a lot of fun producing this show this year and look forward to another great year!  

In this episode, we record from Lone Star Taps & Caps where we sample various beverages and we discuss Swift going open source, Salesforce's Q3 financials, and other misc. topics.

In this episode, we discuss recent Salesforce.com performance/connectivity issues, the confusing features of Chatter, the StackExchange's need for a new logo, Marc Benioff's office, the absurd idea of "free spec work", and a discussion on properly managing data migrations.Zulu Alpha Kilo – Spec | #saynotospecLet's pick a new logo for Salesforce Stack ExchangeMay The Salesforce Be With You: Inside CEO Marc Benioff's Office

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce spending $3 million to close their gender pay gap, #NoCodeNovember, and tips and advice for common issues we face when reviewing existing Salesforce implementations.Salesforce Spent $3 Million to Close the Gender Pay Gap. Here's Why That's a Big DealSalesforce Begins Paving A Long Road To Equal PayOne Tech Company Just Erased Its Gender Pay Gap5 Reasons to go #NoCodeNovemberDon’t let your Salesforce.com implementation become a horror story….Wall Street believes Amazon has a $160 billion business under its roofHoarders Parody Video

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's ever growing real-estate needs, Salesforce Ventures, dealing with updates to PaaS environments, Larry Ellison's keynote from Oracle OpenWorld 2015, the value of the AppExchange to Salesforce, the confusion around Lightning and Skuid, and how JavaScript is more popular than ever.Salesforce — not a VC firm — is now the top investor in one of the hottest tech industriesLarry Ellison Keynote Speech at Oracle OpenWorld 2015 - Part 1Larry Ellison Keynote Speech at Oracle OpenWorld 2015 – Part 2Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff had a great response to his old boss and rival Larry Ellison's keynote

In this episode, we talk about processes and estimating projects, get nostalgic about Back to the Future, gripe about annoying downtime and delays developing on Salesforce, and brainstorm on  new cloud verticals for the Salesforce platform.Salesforce1 Should Show All List Views in the Salesforce1 AppSalesforce Exec to Launch HR Startup

In this episode, we discuss blue ice, Amazon pulling AppleTV from their catalog, Facebook feeds and ads, Benioff taking a break from Facebook, updates to MavensMate IDE,  and Amazon's QuickSight BI tool.Blue ice (precipitation)Marc Benioff ditches Facebook, seeks 'peace through simplicity'Tap, Tap, Done: Testing a Simpler Way to Fill out FormsHey Amazon: What Did Apple TV or Chromecast Ever Do to You?Amazon Debuts Fast, Cheap BI with QuickSightCrews searching for Salesforce contractor missing after boat accident at Lake Del Valle

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's stance on CISA, the tech industry's impact on San Francisco, BASE CRM, the slow adoption of IoT, Microsoft's acquisition of Adxstudio, and creepy employee trackers.#SwearJar | @jeremy (0) | @john (2)BSA Letter to CongressSalesForce Says It Doesn't Support CISA After Signing Letter That Suggested It DidTech overkill destroyed the loveliest, liveliest city on the West CoastThis startup just got another $30 million to take on SalesforceDespite Salesforce push, IoT adoption slow to take holdMicrosoft buys some key technology to beef up its Salesforce competitorWe Spent Two Weeks Wearing Employee Trackers: Here's What We Learned

In this episode, we discuss our experience from Dreamforce, Uber, Forbes' list of interesting things from Dreamforce, the Women's Innovation panel, Microsoft's strong presence at the conference, the winners and losers of the conference, Jim Cramer's interview with Marc Benioff, the creepiness of IoT, and a high-level breakdown of the companies that use Salesforce.#SwearJar | @jeremy (3) | @john (1)The 5 most interesting things from Salesforce's Dreamforce mega conferenceDreamforce’s ‘Women’s Innovation’ panel is why we should stop babying female CEOsWhy we need to stop car crash 'women in tech' panels and actually break the glass ceilingHere’s What Makes Up Salesforce’s Customer Base [INFOGRAPHIC]

In this episode, we are joined by guest host Allison Bourn to discuss taking a step away from the madness of Dreamforce with activities like yoga, running, and morning dance parties. Allison also shares her thoughts on how Salesforce is working to provide solutions for higher education and healthcare industries. Allison Bourn - Twitter / LinkedIn

In this episode, we are joined by guest host Matthew Morris of the Technology Flows podcast and guest Kevin Reece, Sage Live Technical Evangelist and software engineer, to discuss the experience of developing Sage Live on the Salesforce Platform.Technology Flows PodcastSage Live

In this episode, we are joined by guest host Kristi Guzman to discuss the various sessions that we attended including trailhead, lighting experience, and debugging tools.  We also learned more about the #GirlyGeeks (Women in Tech) group and how they offer support for women in the Salesforce community and the technology industry in general.In the after show, we discuss our initial impressions of Marc Benioff's Keynote and the Community Cloud Keynote.KristiForce Blog

In this episode, our guest host Shell Black helps us kick off a week of live podcasting from the Salesforce Dreamforce 2015 Conference. We discuss various topics around the Lightning Experience and the use of analytics to enable intelligent systems.In the after show, we give a short recap of our experience in the Admin Zone Podcast studio, debate the size of the conference and whether it is too big for San Francisco, and share some thoughts from some of the sessions that we attended.ShellBlack.comShell Black Whiteboard Series

In this episode, we discuss IBM's cloud commercial, the Apple September 2015 Keynote event, and tips for Dreamforce.IBM Cloud: The Cloud that Understands BusinessApple September 2015 KeynoteTechnology Flows PodcastDreamforce Admin Zone Podcast Studio Schedule

In this episode, we discuss Salesforce's Q2 financials and walk through some highlights from the Salesforce Winter '16 release notes.Salesforce Announces Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter ResultsIdea of the Week: Lock/Unlock a record in Apex CodeSalesforce Health CloudSalesforce Winter '16 Release Notes

In this episode, we debate the good and bad of the new Salesforce UI "Gatorade Edition" and what it could mean for customers, partners, developers, and the community in general. Oh, and don't use the hamburger!#SwearJar | @jeremy (2) | @john (0)Salesforce LightningWhy and How to Avoid Hamburger MenusKill The Hamburger ButtonSalesforce Introduces Salesforce Financial Services Cloud

In this episode we discuss the "New Salesforce" event, our Dreamforce live recording schedule, Amazon's working conditions, rumors of price changes for Wave, Custom Metadata types in Winter'16, a brief discussion on the upcoming Salesforce Q2 financials,  and Microsoft's position as Salesforce's hottest competitor.#SwearJar | @jeremy (5) | @john (5)Salesforce is considering huge discounts on what it calls its 'greatest product ever'Here's The Reason Behind Salesforce's Declining Gross MarginXSS flaw put Salesforce accounts at risk of hijackingG is for GoogleInside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising WorkplaceJeff Bezos Assures Amazon Employees That HR Working 100 Hours A Week To Address Their ComplaintsCustom metadata types: they’re money; actually, even better!Idea of the Week: Ability to update Metadata from Apex (Apex Metadata API)After failing to buy $50 billion Salesforce, Microsoft has suddenly become its hottest competitor

In this episode we discuss the Dreamforce Podcast Zone, donating to the ASPCA, installing Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015, the Lexus Slide hoverboard, polymorphic fields, Dreamforce tips and trailhead, Sage Live, and dynamic apex.#SwearJar | @jeremy (0) | @john (10$ Quiz Payout)ASPCA - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsWindows 10 ISOVisual Studio CommunityLexus Slide HoverboardIdea of the Week: Custom fields from user object when doing Service Cloud ReportingTyping Polymorphic Fields in ApexSOQL TYPEOF ClauseSalesforce Marketing Cloud adding Instagram analyticsSalesforce Registers Domain: salesforce.sucksDreamforce 2015 is Coming: Get Ready With Trailhead!Dreamforce TrailheadSage and Salesforce partner to bring new approach to SMB financesSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff kisses up to Dell and Microsoft on Twitter

In this episode we discuss the AppExchange for Components, downgrading managed packages, highlights of the Skuid Banzai release, the inability to copy and paste from javascript, support for Custom Permissions in Apex, Amazon AWS earnings, Talend's CEO thoughts on Salesforce and Big Data, and the ineffectiveness of performance reviews.#SwearJar | @jeremy (0) | @john (2)AppExchange for ComponentsSalesforce tools let customers snap together new mobile appsLexus will show its hoverboard in action on August 5thApple pulls Google’s Nest Thermostat from its retail and online storesMicrosoft Windows 10Google's balloons to provide Sri Lanka with high-speed internetGoogle Will Now Tell You When a Restaurant Is Too BusyOvum: Adobe and IBM are on top for enterprise digital marketing platforms, but Oracle and Salesforce increasingly threatenSilicon Valley CEOs are the default movie villains of our generationAPI to provide copy, cut and paste events as well as provide access to the OS clipboard.ZeroClipboard v2.xClipboard Hijacking with HTML5Thank You! Big Ideas from Our Community in the Summer ’15 ReleaseIdea of the Week: Native Apex support for Custom PermissionsAmazon's cloud is humongous and all, but it's not the only cloud in townTalend CEO: Salesforce shortcomings & Big Data skillsGoogle Cache of Talend CEO articleIn big move, Accenture will get rid of annual performance reviews and rankingsIncentive Pay Considered Harmful

In this episode we discuss Talend's support for Salesforce Analytics, the Skuid Banzai release, RedMonk's language rankings, Illuminated Cloud Force.com IDE for IntelliJ, the dangers of spaghetti code, asynchronous triggers, unexpected issues with getContent(), Moore's Law (again), and namespace support in Apex. Jeremy takes the "Who wants to be a Salesforce Admin" quiz.#SwearJar | @jeremy (6) | @johndesantiago (1)No bones about it: Cannabis may be used to treat fracturesHere's Someone Who Says They've Actually Ridden The Lexus HoverboardTalend Joins Salesforce Analytics Cloud Partner EcosystemThe RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2015TIOBE Index for July 2015Illuminated Cloud™™ FeaturesThe dangers of spaghetti codeMoore's Law stutters as Intel's tick-tock skips a beatIdea of the Week: Enhanced Package/Namespace Support (like Java/.Net)

In this episode we discuss Salesforce reaching 1 million volunteer hours, Office 365, IBM's 7nm chip, jQuery 3.0, TideKit shutting down, Heroku Connect, Apex Metadata API support, improvements to the Salesforce Developer Docs portal, Salesforce Shield, Microsoft Cortana Analytics, Workday acquires Upshot, developer productivity, makers schedules vs. managers schedules, and .Net support for TLS 1.2.#SwearJar | @jeremyross (2) | @johndesantiago (1)Salesforce Hits 1 Million Volunteer Hours!Office 2016 for Mac Now Works Just as Well as It Does on WindowsYou won't buy IBM's 7nm chip, but it's a big deal for computingjQuery 3.0 and jQuery Compat 3.0 Alpha Versions ReleasedHow Much It Costs to Check Bags on Nine Major U.S. AirlinesHeroku Connect: Now with Free Salesforce API CallsIdea of the Week: Ability to update Metadata from Apex (Apex Metadata API)Salesforce Launches Salesforce ShieldMore Improvements to the Developer Docs PortalSuperstar-backed Rescale nets $6.4 million to build a better engineering cloudCortana Analytics SuiteWorkday acqu-hires Upshot, the startup that won controversial $1M Salesforce hackathon prizeHow to destroy Programmer ProductivityMaker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule.Net SslProtocols EnumerationTransportLayerSecurity#TLS_handshake

In this episode we discuss John becoming a Salesforce MVP, Microsoft cutting jobs, social network trends, Salesforce unmanaged packages, web form etiquette, and ways to structure a large web application.3D-printed 'dough' helps fix your fractured bonesMicrosoft writes off $7.6 billion from Nokia deal, announces 7,800 job cutsSocial.com Q1 2015 Advertising BenchmarkIdea of the Week: Collaborative Forecasting via Territory Hierarchy

In this episode we discuss Apple's battery replacement policy, printing latte art, automatic bug repairs, dependent page layouts, AppMesh's SalesMesh tool, Benioff's thoughts on regulators, issues with deploying list views, whether Slack would be a good acquisition for Salesforce, and promote the idea for a Dreamforce Cash Cab. Bidding farewell to Google CodeApple will replace your battery once it hits 80 percent healthAutomatic bug repairDependent page layouts (IdeaExchange)SalesMesh 3.0 now allows sales reps to team up outside of SalesforceMarc Benioff: 'This is no new tech bubble'Salesforce1 Platform Lightning Process Builder Feature DemoIdea of the Week: Dreamforce Cash Cab!

In this episode we discuss hoverboards, Google's GitHub alternative, triggers on account teams, needed fixes to the Salesforce developer site documentation, price increases for Amazon's Mechanical Turk, Fitbit IPO, Salesforce Foundation's grant to CoderDojo, Larry Ellison's comments during the Oracle Cloud Launch webcast, Salesforce's Service for Apps, Salesforce's acquisition of Kerensen Consulting, and Conga securing $70 million in funding.Donations for Keith and his familyLexus is developing a hoverboard you can actually rideGoogle could build a hoverboard, but won'tIdeaExchange: Allow triggers on Account Team Member ObjectIdeaExchange: Fix Developer Documentation so it is usableAmazon Made Its Humans-For-Hire More Expensive, and Scientists are AngryFitbit’s First Day On Wall StreetTip of the Day: Don't Commit a Crime While Wearing a FitbitSalesforce Foundation's Partnership with CoderDojoOracle eyes new competition as it pushes into the cloudSalesforce Service For Apps Gives CRM A Mobile EdgeSalesforce.com to Acquire Paris-based Kerensen ConsultingConga Secures $70 Million in Funding

In this episode we are joined by our special guest Allison Bourn to discuss the Apple Watch, LastPass security breach, changes to the Salesforce ISV program, Salesforce's Marketing Cloud 2.0, the hidden potential of person accounts, Sales Wave Analytics, and the new Salesforce certifications.Allison Bourn - Twitter / LinkedInApple watchOS 2Of Course Someone Hacked Flappy Bird Onto The Apple WatchLastPass Security NoticeSalesforce Partner Program for ISV ProgramsLarry Ellison: SAP and Salesforce pay Oracle a LOT of moneySalesforce’s Marketing Cloud 2.0 goes beyond marketing journeysFirst Salesforce Wave Analytics App Washes AshoreNew Salesforce Certified App Builder and Platform Developer CredentialsSalesforce Standard Object Access by Community or Portal License TypeObject Access by Salesforce Portal License

In this episode we discuss receiving our registration confirmation for attending Dreamforce, getting our hands on a COIN credit card, recently announced Apple WatchOS features, the Salesforce Data Loader for Mac OS X, Gartner's magic quadrant for IaaS, and Salesforce.com making the Fortune 500.Salesforce cofounder: The Apple Watch is 'creating even more ADD'Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, WorldwideSalesforce.com: Poster Child for Cloud 1.0Creating a Simple Real Estate App with Lightning ComponentsSalesforce Named to Fortune 500 List of Largest U.S. CompaniesAlmost half of Salesforce shareholders voted against CEO Marc Benioff's $39 million pay package

In this episode we discuss Sage's 2-2-2 charity model, the opening of the Salesforce Tower in London, Salesforce's acquisition of Tempo AI, and updates on Salesforce Wave.Sage opens a charitable Foundation as CEO Stephen Kelly plans for a cloud futureSalesforce TowerLondon slaps down Salesforce's bid to rename Heron TowerRestaurant review: Duck & Waffle, Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2Salesforce buys smart calendar, TempoWunderlist Joins MicrosoftSalesforce Helps Customers Ride Wave To Big Data PlatformsHas Salesforce Wave lived up to the hype?

In this episode we discuss SugarCRM's Sugarexchange, customer service software that can feel, Microsoft's bid to takeover Salesforce, Salesforce's Q1 financials, and Salesforce's market share.SugarCRM Announces New Sugarexchange for its Commercial CRM UsersIBM’s New Customer Service Software Can Feel Your PainSalesforce.com (CRM) Stock Up After Rejecting Microsoft's $55 Billion Takeover BidThese 3 charts explain why Microsoft almost paid $55 billion for Salesforce when it has the same exact productMicrosoft CEO bests the rest in tech leadership, says researcherGartner CRM Market Share Update: 47% Of All CRM Systems Are SaaS-Based, Salesforce Accelerates LeadSalesforce No Software, We Mean No 'Legacy' Software

In this episode our friend and Salesforce MVP extraordinaire Shell Black joins us to discuss what it means to be a Salesforce MVP and his experience at #MVPSummit2015.ShellBlack.comSalesforce MVP ProgramGet high every morning with marijuana K-cupsPrivate bus startup in San Francisco is temporarily off the roadsSalesforce Raises Revenue Forecast Ahead of Potential OffersLike Target and Porsche, Amazon Web Services opens pop-up shop in NYC

In this episode we discuss the #MVPSummit2015, using invocable methods with Skuid, Fitbit IPO, Windows 10 OaaS, Salesforce acquisition rumors, and Sage's SageLife application on the Salesforce.com platform.#MVPSummit2015Using Invocable Methods with SkuidFitbit Files For $100M IPOWith Windows 10, The OS Becomes A Service Instead Of A Series Of Major ReleasesSalesforce.com (CRM) Stock Falls After Being Dropped From Morgan Stanley's 'Best Ideas' ListDating Announced, But Are Salesforce And Sage Plotting A Deeper Hook Up?SageLife

In this episode we discuss the latest on the Salesforce buyout rumor, May the (Sales)force, custom metadata types, and the new Salesforce platform cache feature slated for Winter '16 release.5 thoughts on the supposed Salesforce takeover offerOracle's Two CEOs Say They'll Win The Cloud And A Rival Buying Salesforce Would HelpSAP Boss Denies Salesforce Takeover RumorsMay the (Sales)force Be With You: 10 Jedi Tips for Excelling at SalesAccenture Expands its Salesforce Capabilities with Acquisition of Tquila UKHow to use custom metadata types to save years of development on app configurationsThe Platform Cache

In this episode we discuss Salesforce's App Exchange reaching 3 million downloads, Summer '15 release notes, Salesforce's HR tools, Amazon's cloud revenue, Benioff's interview with Cramer, and rumors of a Salesforce acquisition.Salesforce App Exchange Hits Three Million DownloadsSummer '15 Release NotesSalesforce Makes Hard Push Into Human Resources With New PlatformAmazon's cloud revenue is bigger than its four closest competitors combinedHow a tweet caused Twitter's stock to slumpSalesforce CEO to Cramer: What drives our successIs Salesforce Being Courted By Oracle For A Takeover?Visual Studio Code IDE

In this episode we discuss Coin starting to ship, space coffee, taking a Salesforce custom UI and research survey, the cost of Dreamforce compared to other tech conferences, a women-in-tech article that had nothing to do with women, where to put validation logic in triggers, and potential price increases for Salesforce.com services.Coin, The One Credit Card To Rule Them All, Is Finally ShippingSo This Is What Space Coffee Brewed With Pee Looks LikeBenioff at NobuBuilding UI for the Salesforce PlatformJavaOne RegistrationWant More Women in Tech? Start With the 4 BasicsWhere to place Validation code in an Apex Trigger?Salesforce customers should prepare for price increases after 2017, analyst warns

In this episode we discuss Business Insider's article on what could be holding Salesforce.com back from being the biggest tech company and Stack Overflow's 2015 Developer Survey results.Summer ’15 Release Preview - Platform Feature HighlightsThese two things are holding Salesforce back from becoming one of the biggest companies in techStack Overflow 2015 Developer Survey Results73% of Salesforce developers want to stop being Salesforce developers? Say what?

In this episode we discuss converting lead child objects using the Process Builder, Salesforce's purchase of Toopher, Zoho CEO's comments on venture-fueled cloud bubbles, and out first impressions of Salesforce Wave / Analytics Cloud.Salesforce buys mobile 2-factor authentication start-up, adds its tools to cloud platformZoho CEO: cloud’s in a bubble, Salesforce is the new SiebelSalesforce Analytics Cloud Documentation

In this episode we discuss getting rid of javascript (April Fools?), Salesforce.com's deferred revenue numbers (again), quotes from Larry Ellison on Salesforce and Workday, and Process Builder.Intent to deprecate and remove: JavaScriptDon't Be Fooled by salesforce.com's Deferred RevenueVintage Ellison Sends Barbs To Both Salesforce And WorkdayProcess Builder Winter '15 (Beta) DocumentationSpring 15' Release NotesInvocable MethodsProcess Builder Limits

In this episode we discuss registering for Dreamforce 2015, Benioff winning the Celebrity Fitbit Challenge, issues with deploying large packages and metadata between sandbox and production, Benioff's stance against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Drunk UX testing, and Benioff's interview at the Lesbians Who Tech conference.Dreamforce 2015So which billionaire CEO won the fitness challenge — #TeamDell or #TeamBenioff?Salesforce CEO Benioff Takes Stand Against Indiana Anti-Gay LawI Paid a UX Expert $100 to Get Drunk and Evaluate Gizmodo's DesignKara Swisher Interviews Marc Benioff at LWT 2015 at the Castro Theater, SFWhy America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerousHilarious TV Ads From The Dawn Of The Home Computer EraDevelopers! Developers! Developers! Developers! 

In this episode we discuss Hertz putting cameras in rental cars, Salesforce on the Apple Watch, Marc Benioff's commitment to being the fastest to $10 billion, GigaOm shutting down, Salesforce Cloud data science, the Dallas Salesforce Developer Group, and the Salesforce Process Builder.Hertz puts cameras in its rental cars, says it has no plans to use themSalesforce First Enterprise App To Jump On Apple Watch BandwagonSalesforce Wear Developer PackSalesforce Thinks You Can Serve Customers Better with an Apple WatchSalesforce boss: One day I'll run a $10bn... er, software biz?The importance of the GigaOm crashSalesforce gives Service Cloud a shot of data sciencePredictive Analytics Firm InsideSales.com Gets $60M With Salesforce, Microsoft Strategic BackersUsing Process Builder (Beta) [pdf]Shane McLaughlin - Lightning Process Builder (a love song)

In this episode, we discuss recording in our new studio for the first time, 3D printing people, Salesforce on the Apple Watch, Salesforce sales and marketing costs, whether it is a fair comparison between Salesforce and other clouds like AWS, Benioff’s thoughts on tech entrepreneurs “giving back”, meetings at Salesforce must include at least 30% women, and the absurdity of the Pega Systems "Pega-Can” campaign.Will.i.am Really Wants You to Stop and Think Before You 3D-Print a HumanWill.i.am's Puls Smartwatch: So Bad I'm Actually Kind of ImpressedCook teases ‘ton’ of Apple Watch announcements, including Panera Bread, Salesforce enterprise & fitness appsSalesforce CEO: Why I gave Apple the ‘App Store’ trademark in exchange for great advice from Steve JobsSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Working at Oracle gave me a 'really empty feeling' because we didn't give enough backAll important meetings at Salesforce must include at least 30% women, says CEOPega-Can Campaign: CAN SALESFORCE DELIVER THIS?

In this episode, we discuss some words of wisdom from Vint Cerf, the poor state of journalism covering Salesforce’s revenue for Q4, a debate on what analytics is or should be, SAP Hybris YaaS, smart underwear, Salesforce partying with Metallica, Heroku Connect, Lightning Connect, Lightning Components, and Salesforce's Q4 results.The Father Of The Internet Has A Plan To Future-Proof ComputersIncreasing Competition in Cloud May Temper Salesforce's Revenue Growth in Q4Salesforce and Orale Square Off On AnalyticsSalesforce.com's Cloud Dominance Is Over; Take Profits Ahead of EarningsMove Over Salesforce, SAP Hybris YaaS Is Staking ClaimSalesforce Wave Analytics Tool Makes The Move To MobileMack Weldon Stitches Together $4 Million In Series AMetallica: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (MetOnTour - San Francisco, CA - Salesforce - 2015)Metallica Performs Surprise Show At A Company PartyTest Drive Heroku Connect – Demo Edition is HereSalesforce1 Lightning OverviewLightning Intro Screencasts: Lightning ConnectOData – the best way to RESTLightning Components Sample App: Belgian Beer Explorer

In this episode, we discuss Dan Lyons and Valleywag, Walmart’s use of OpenStack, Grilling with apps and the Internet of Things, our thoughts on the the Slack vs Salesforce discussion from the Software Defined Talk Podcast, and the frustration of using the [see all data] attribute for unit testing.OpenStack comes up huge for WalmartStill Slaving Over the Grill? There’s An App for ThatThe Social Grill - Kingsford Charcoal CommercialOral-B’s Bluetooth Toothbrush Offers App Features It Doesn’t Necessarily NeedRollScoutF.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big RisksSome Guy Figured Out How to Delete Every Photo on FacebookSoftware Defined Talk Podcast

In this episode, we discuss Marc Benioff named CEO of the Year by TechCrunch, rant about Salesforce deployments and unit testing, issues related to Activity History and Chatter objects, the relationship between Microsoft and Salesforce, open source enterprise cloud computing, and we dispel the idea that Salesforce is past its prime.Marc Benioff Wins The 2014 Crunchie For CEO Of The YearA Call for Stakeholder ActivistsSalesforce.com Exec: 'We're Gonna Suck The Life Out Of' MicrosoftMarc Benioff Reveals That Satya Nadella Allowed Him To Hire A Key Microsoft EmployeeWas 2014 the end of enterprise computing?Private cloud's very public failureWhy Salesforce.com Has Passed Its PrimeWonka's Rage (Parmesan Remix) - NOW WITH MP3 DOWNLOAD BY POPULAR DEMAND!

In this episode, we take a look at the latest Hour of Code video from Marc Benioff, reminisce on the days we first started using a computer, patients and doctors moving into the new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, some killer jokes you can share with your friends, Microsoft acquiring Sunrise, an update on Salesforce Wave, and a recent interview with Neil Young on Pono Music.Marc Benioff Hour of CodeUSCF Children’s HospitalBear Force One: Adorably Named Helicopter Joins UCSF Medical CenterMicrosoft Is Acquiring Calendar App Sunrise For North Of $100 MillionThe Salesforce Wave Rolls Past Its First 100 DaysNeil Young on Why High-Resolution Music Matters - Supersession FULL 2015Pono MusicNeil Young's $400 Pono hi-def music player loses to Apple's iPhone in blind audio test

In this episode, we discuss Slack acquiring Screenhero, the end of the Google Glass explorer program, Amazon announcing a new email service for companies, follow-up on Benioff’s “creepy” interview, Skuid release naming, things to consider when using Sass, and the 15 Apex Commandments for developers. Slack Buys Screenhero To Add Screen Sharing And Voice Chat To Its Work Messaging PlatformGoogle Glass Never Really Had A Fighting ChanceAmazon Starts Email Service for CompaniesAdvice from Marc Benioff: Don’t Be CreepyTechnology Leaders Define Digital Fault LinesSuperbank Release: WebinarA Vision for Our SassApex Best Practices: The 15 Apex Commandments 

In this episode, we discuss the mysterious Salesforce Analyst summit, Glassdoor’s list of top companies to work for, Hubspot’s CRM, Salesforce browser support, Salesforce Enterprise App-Store, Salesforce losing top Wave engineer, Benioff’s Fitbit/Salesforce “creepy” sales pitch, Oracle acquires Datalogix, Skuid Superbank release, and the Salesforce Spring '15 release.These Are the 50 Best Places to Work for 2015The Effect Of HubSpot’s CRM Launch On SalesforceLatest Salesforce Product Lets Enterprises Roll Out Their Own App StoresSalesforce connects SharePoint files to its cloud with new toolStartup Kahuna Lures a Top Salesforce.com EngineerMarc Benioff on building relationships with your customersOracle Continues March To Cloud Buying Data As A Service Broker DatalogixSkuid Superbank Release NotesSalesforce Spring '15 release notes

In this episode, we discuss Marc Benioff awarded Business Person of the Year by Fortune, SOQL performance tips, Salesforce Trailhead, Salesforce quarterly results, and Microsoft announcing .Net will be open source and cross platform.Businessperson of the Year - Championship RoundForce.com SOQL Performance Tips: LastModifiedDate vs SystemModStampQuery & Search Optimization Cheat SheetLearn how to use Salesforce with TrailheadThe Salesforce Platform: The Return of the Citizen ProgrammerSalesforce.com Sales Outlook For Both Q4, 2016 Falls ShortMicrosoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform...

In this episode, we discuss the Salesforce Analytics Cloud in more detail.Salesforce Analytics Cloud OverviewSalesforce Analytics Cloud - Press ReleaseSalesforce Plans Entry Into BI Market With 'Wave'Salesforce’s Reinvention As A Marketing BehemothXendo Introduces Search Across Cloud Services at Disrupt SF

In this episode, we discuss our reactions to what was presented and announced at the Salesforce.com Dreamforce 2014 Conference.Dreamforce 2014Salesforce AnalyticsSalesforce1 LightningWill.i.am Introduces the Puls Smartwach

In this episode, we discuss annoying Salesforce ads, inconsistent session ids between Salesforce domains, Salesforce hacks, an update on Coin, features highlighted from the Skuid Summer 14 webinar, working with communities and dealing with cached content, GoInstant service shutting down, Salesforce SOS, and Salesforce.com Q2 earnings.Coin Credit CardSkuid Summer 14 Release NotesGoInstant - Time to Say FarwellSalesforce launches Service SOS, an enterprise version of Amazon's Mayday buttonSalesforce.com: As An Investment, A Spent ForceSalesforce Innovation Secrets: How Marc Benioff's Team Stays On Top Download MP3 (48.8 MB, 01:07:08)

In this episode, we discuss Microsoft expanding availability of Dynamics CRM to other countries, the lunacy of performance reviews, some big updates about SKUID, Oracle’s acquisition of TOA, Salesforce launches Sales Reach, a few thoughts on Salesforce joining BSA, and a discussion on how Salesforce uses open source.Delivering on the promise of the Microsoft Cloud for Business – Microsoft Dynamics CRM expands availabilityIncentive Pay Considered Harmful (Performance Reviews)Skuid hires Mike Duensing as CTOSkuid CommunityOracle Buys TOA TechnologiesSalesforce.com launches Sales Reach for real-time selling and marketingSalesforce.com's trademark infringement is anything but social, lawsuit claimsSalesforce.com Joins BSAHow We Use Open Source at Salesforce.com – Part 1Open Source at Salesforce.com – Part 2: How We ContributeSalesforce.com’s New Open Source Releases – Part 3 Download MP3 (50.2 MB, 01:09:42)

In this episode, we discuss whether layoffs at Microsoft could have an impact on Salesforce.com, visualforce stripping out html comments, the good and bad of commenting code, diversity at Salesforce.com, and some thoughts on Salesforce acquiring RelateIQ.Why The Layoffs At Microsoft Are Bad News For Salesforce.comStop Stripping HTML Comments from Visualforce PagesBatman Day!Salesforce employs just as many white guys as the rest of the tech worldSalesforce acquisition of RelateIQ a CRM game-changer Download MP3 (39.7 MB, 00:54:39)

In this episode we discuss Benioff getting denied service at a fancy restaurant, the technology behind StarTrek replicators (yeah we geeked out for a bit), an update on Benioff selling shares, Salesforce Summer ’14 release dates, challenges Salesforce is likely facing releasing across an increasing number of pods, a few notable features being released for Summer ’14, the need for point-and-click tools to run unit tests, the need for Salesforce to provide better development tools, and Yoshiki.A Paris Cafe Refused To Let Billionaire CEO Marc Benioff Eat ThereSoup Nazi ClipCEO Marc Benioff Has Suddenly Sold Over $23 Million In Stock This Month10 Key Dates for the Salesforce Summer '14 ReleaseX-Japan - JadeYoshiki - Forever Love Download MP3 (45.1 MB, 01:02:07)

In this episode we discuss test-driven development (TDD) and the issues with TDD and Salesforce.com, improvements to development tools from Salesforce we would like to see, the practicality of modular development vs proprietary systems like Salesforce.com, the recent initiative on Women-In-Tech, Marc Benioff selling shares, the logistics of attending Dreamforce 2014, a really cool Lego life hack, and Netflix price increase for streaming on more than 2 screens.TDD, Straw Men, and RhetoricAtom.io Text EditorGoogle Will Pay ‘Thousands’ Of Women In Tech To Take Coding LessonsCEO Marc Benioff Has Suddenly Sold Over $23 Million In Stock This MonthLEGO Figures Make Perfect Cable Holders Download MP3 (54.8 MB, 01:25:36)

In this episode we discuss going to Dreamforce 2014, Salesforce and Microsoft Office, wearables in an enterprise setting, the shaming school of philanthropy, optimistic locking in Salesforce.com, useless debug logs, an update on COIN, Salesforce.com as enterprise software, and Marc Benioff’s comments on Microsoft missing out on cloud computing.Dreamforce 2014Microsoft partners “pissed” about pact with SalesforceLondon’s Heron to Be Renamed Salesforce Tower After Leasing DealMarc Benioff's Public Shaming School of PhilanthropyFinancialForce.com Receives $50 Million in Funding From Advent International Download MP3 (40 MB, 00:55:02)

In this episode we discuss using google image search to see what a company is known for, Comixology, Atlassian valued at 3.3 billion, Heartbleed bug, Salesforce backups using Backupify, Salesforce.com's new industries unit, John's new office chair the Herman Miller Embody, are tools like Docker going to overshadow PAAS, and the agony of an African programmerComixologyAtlassian Valued at $3.3 Billion Selling Business Software Sans SalespeopleSalesforce Will Pay $690M To Expand Its SF HQ Into The New Salesforce TowerHeartbleed BugBackupify for Salesforce Now Provides One-Click RestoreSalesforce.com EVP Vivek Kundra to Head New Industries UnitDream On Salesforce, SAP Prez Unimpressed by Your ThreatsSalesforce.com is officially out of ideaHerman Miller Embody ChairSo … do you really need a PaaS?Agony of an African Programmer Download MP3 (51.8 MB, 01:11:27)

In this episode we discuss backing up your Salesforce data, a quick discussion on press freedom, the high interest in marketing software from companies like Salesforce, Oracle, and SAP, whether Google is a threat to Salesforce, the new “One” branding and the consolidation of services that it represents, Tactile, profitability of Salesforce, Salesforce’s 15 year milestone and the big data problem, and best practices for unit test factory methods.Spanning - Salesforce Backup SoftwareNYT Reporter: Obama Administration ‘the Greatest Enemy of Press Freedom’ in a GenerationAdobe Turns Marketing Cloud up to 11 with Massive Update, Sap Deal, New Mobile ToolsAmazon and Salesforce.Com Have a New Threat: GoogleFormer Salesforce Exec Raises $11.2 mln for Software StartupWhy It’s so Hard for Salesforce.Com to Make a ProfitEnterprise Adolescent: Salesforce.Com's Struggles at 15Tom Fishburne - Marketoonist - Big DataRelateIQ Thinks It Can Beat Salesforce with Better Big Data — and $40m Download MP3 (53.5 MB, 01:13:48)

In this episode we discuss using SKUID to build custom user interfaces in Salesforce.com, developer pilot of Visualforce Remote Objects, a quick tangent on what the Salesforce1 brand is (mobile vs platform), Matt Asay’s article on buying from “…Tech Leaders, Not Haters”, Force.com and Heroku with a single click, Heroku as an enterprise platform, speculation that Oracle could make a bid to buy Salesforce.com, and Salesforce’s Q4 earnings.SKUIDVisualforce Remote ObjectsWhy You Should Buy Only From Tech Leaders, Not HatersSalesforce Bundles Force.Com and Heroku as Part of New Enterprise PushSalesforce's Three-headed Platform Play: Heroku1, Heroku, and Force.comSalesforce.com Beats Q4 Targets, Ended Fy2014 with $4.07b in RevenueSalesforce.com Shows Insane Growth at Any Price Download MP3 (64.2 MB, 01:28:33)

In this episode we discuss the recent Windows 8.1 update, thoughts on should Microsoft split into three companies, Thoughtworks recommendation that Node.js is ready for adoption, Heroku XL, Cal Newport on following your passion, and Marc Benioff’s teenage affair with the Macintosh.What the Heck is Happening to Windows?Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1Split Microsoft Into Three Separate CompaniesThoughtWorks - Technology Radar #PlatformsHeroku XLCal Newport: "Follow Your Passion" is Bad AdviceMarc Benioff's teenage affair with the Macintosh Download MP3 (55.5 MB, 01:17:04)

In this long delayed episode we revisit our discussion on journalistic integrity, the results of the Salesforce Hackathon, Salesforce’s growth as a company, opinions on Microsofts Windows everywhere model, and touch a bit on NSA and its potential affect on the cloud industry.TWIT Podcast #434Dirty Salesforce HackathonHow Not to Run a HackathonSalesforce Rights The Dreamforce Hackathon WrongsCan Salesforce.com Grow Into a $10 Billion Company?Microsoft reportedly developing a programming language called M#New industry contracts say “no data in the USA,” report says Download MP3 (41.6 MB, 00:57:47)

In this episode we discuss the updated Force.com IDE, Salesforce1 for mobile devices, Salesforce new hire Keith Block, the Hour of Code campaign, CouchDB creator Damien Katz joins Salesforce, and Oracles purchase of Responsys.Force.com IDE UpdatedSalesforce1 Mobile DevelopmentSalesforce hires Keith BlockThe Hour of CodePlease Don't Learn to CodeSalesforce Hires CouchDB CreatorSalesforce Multi-Tenant ArchitectureOracle acquires Responsys Download MP3 (56.4 MB, 01:18:20)

In this episode Jeremy coins the term "Shell-Force” and we discuss the Shell Black Whiteboard YouTube video series, Amazon drones, Jeremy gets the new Retina iPad Mini, the Microsoft PawnStars Scroogled Chromebook ad, Salesforce.com hackathon, journalistic integrity, do you really need a PaaS solution, Marc Benioff offering to host Healthcare.gov, Salesforce field history retention pilot, thoughts on how Force.com should be replaced with Huroku, and the start of a much larger discussion on why SaaS hasn’t proven to be profitable.Shell BlackShell Black WhiteBoard YouTube SeriesPaper Pencil (Stylus)PawnStars Scroogled Chromebook AdTop 2 hackathon teams awarded $1MThe "Biggest Hackathon Prize In History" Was Won By CheatersDo You Really Need a PaaSMarc Benioff offered to host Healthcare.govField History Retention (Pilot) Salesforce Pivots to Internet of Things  Download MP3 (61.6 MB, 01:25:34)

In this episode we discuss the hype generated by the Salesforce Dreamforce conference, the Salesforce1 platform, what happened to the social enterprise, perspectives on what it means to be a customer company, HP Superpod, Salesforce $1M hackathon controversy, 10x more APIs, and Heroku1.Salesforce1 PlatformSalesforce KeynotesHP SuperpodSalesforce $1M Hackathon Controversy10x More Salesforce APIsHeroku1 Download MP3 (45.9 MB, 01:03:43)

In this episode we discuss Heroku’s updated Postgres DB features, new Amazon AWS Services, Microsoft ending stack ranking, Coin credit card, Salesforce outages, the upcoming Salesforce Dreamforce 2013 conference, and the Salesforce UI in general.Heroku + PostgresAmazon WorkshopsAmazon App StreamingOnlive GamingMicrosoft and Stack RankingsCoin Credit CardSalesforce OutagesReactions to What To Wear: Salesforce Dreamforce ConferenceNew Salesforce Certification Logos Download MP3 (54.8 MB, 01:16:09)

In this episode we discuss some comments by Marc Benioff in a recent interview, reported numbers on AppExchange sales figures, unit testing, lack of information on the Salesforce.com Trust site, and a mention on who is headlining the Dreamforce 2013 keynotes.Okta Identity Management ServiceMarc Benioff’s thoughts on Microsofts Future and Apple's future without Steve JobsAppExchange App MarginsUnit Testing other developers code is frustratingPerformance Issues and lack of information on the Salesforce Trust siteWho is headlining at Dreamforce?  Download MP3 (31.1 MB, 00:43:11)

 In this episode we discuss the Salesforce Dreamforce 2013 conference, the million dollar mobile hackathon contest, Heroku and limits of the Salesforce.com Apex language, the shutdown of Do.com, Women in Tech, and Hibernate compatibility issues with Spring.Salesforce Dreamforce 2013 Conference Salesforce $1 Million HackathonKinveyHeroku Salesforce says goodbye to Do.comWoman in TechHibernate compatibility issues with Spring Download MP3 (38.6 MB, 00:53:38)

In this episode we discuss the aquisition of CoreMatix by Perficient, Workday partnership with Salesforce.com, GoDaddy acquisition of Media Temple, and a few thoughts on Salesforce Files and Identity services.Perficient acquires CoreMatrixSalesforce and Workday Partnership Workday Big Data Analytics Salesforce Q2 Numbers GoDaddy acquires Media Temple - Chris Coyier’s thoughts on the acquisition Salesforce Identity Chatterbox is now Salesforce Files  Download MP3 (36.5 MB, 00:50:42)

 In this episode we discuss recent articles concerning Salesforce.com as an Enterprise Platform. We discuss the pros and cons of Salesforce as a platform and debate what the platform can deliver today vs what we feel is more marketing hype than reality. Download MP3 (46.9 MB, 01:05:08)