TrailheaDX India 2019 - Salesforce Developer Conference Takeaways

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TrailheaDX India was the first ever International Salesforce Developer Conference hosted in Bangalore on 19th & 20th December, 2019. It was an amazing two days of learning, connecting, having fun & giving back. At TrailheaDX India, there were 100+ technical sessions, luminary speakers, demos, expert-led workshops, hands-on learning and much more.

During my attendance, I attended TrailheaDX Opening Keynotes, technical sessions, demos, participated in Mini Hack Challenge and gathered technical piece of information which I thought of sharing with you. I hope it is not subject to copyright for sharing some content as it is.

Spring '20 Release New Features

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Salesforce delivers hundreds of innovative features three times a year during seasonal releases : Spring, Summer, and Winter. Every release brings you one step closer to a huge boost in productivity for users. In this blog post, we are going to take a sneak-peek at Spring '20 release new features. Let's get started.

1. Update Preview Automatically in Report

• When Update Preview Automatically toggle button is active, you can preview report updates at run time in Spring '20 release. If Update Preview Automatically toggle button is inactive and you want to see preview then click Refresh button to see the changes in preview.

How to change lightning:input type="date" in MM/DD/YYYY

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In this blog post, we are going to learn about how to use <lightning:input> tag to show DATE in MM/DD/YYYY format. As we know that components in the ui namespace are deprecated as of API version 47.0. It is  recommended that we should use components in the lightning namespace instead.

Appy's Crossword Puzzle

Appy: Your guide to the Partner Ecosystem

• Appy is the guide that everyone wishes they could have. Since she knows a lot about all things Salesforce, she leads the way to help you navigate the AppExchange ecosystem to solve your business challenge. Appy is also a connector. If she doesn’t know the answer, she uses her extensive network to connect the right people together to solve your problems. No challenge is too great, so just ask Appy. She is ready to help.

Powerful CASE() Function in Validation Rule and in Formula Field

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In this blog post, we are going to learn about how to use powerful, mighty CASE() function with some examples.

How to check JavaScript code’s compatibility with Lightning Locker Console?

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We use third party libraries in VF Page, Lightning Component, Lightning Web Component. But it is not always a case the third party library that we use in vf page will work seamlessly in Lightning Component also. As we know it's better in lightning & we are migrating page centric project to App Centric. How do we come to know whether these libraries will work in Lightning component or not? Are you thinking of writing code and using it in component to check & test. Ohh! Wait. Didn't you hear about Locker Console?

Vesion Control using GitHub - PART 1

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In this article, we are going to dig a little deeper to understand why it is important to have version control. Version control or Source control allows developers to work together in an efficient and safe way. It is all about providing more visibility into what’s going on with your code. It allows you to do code reviews. Tools like GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab all make it easy to have developers review each other’s changes before deploying. 

Comparative Study on Lightning Web Components for Aura Developers PART-2

In this blog post, we will learn about how Aura components and Lightning web components can work together. When should we consider migrating an Aura component to a Lightning web component? How we can use markup in aura component & LWC? So lets find out all these answers in this article. Let's get started.

Comparative Study on Lightning Web Components for Aura Developers PART-1

In this blog post, we will learn about how Aura components and Lightning web components can work together. When should we consider migrating an Aura component to a Lightning web component? How LWC component bundle file structure differs from Aura Component? How we can use markup in aura component & LWC? So lets find out all these answers in this article. Let's get started.

Create a Hello World Lightning Web Component

In this blog post, we will learn about how to create a simple Hello World Lightning Web Component.

Lightning Web Components Basics: Component Folder & File Structure

In this blog post, I am going to discuss about mandatory files for creating Lightning Web Component. There are following Files that we can create but 1st three files are necessary to create Lightning Web Component.

Install Salesforce Extensions

• Now, you have Salesforce CLI installed, it's time to supercharge Visual Studio Code by installing Salesforce Extension Pack. With the help of Extension Pack, you can install essential extension all at once.

• Step 1:

• Step 2:

Install Visual Studio (VS) Code

• Step 1:

       Download VS Code using following link:

       i. https://code.visualstudio.com
       ii. https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Install Salesforce CLI

Step 1 : 
To download salesforce CLI, you can use following link:
a) https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/sfdxcli

 OR

Operating System	Link to Installer
macOS	https://sfdc.co/sfdx_cli_osx
Windows 32-bit	https://sfdc.co/sfdx_cli_win
Windows 64-bit	https://sfdc.co/sfdx_cli_win64
Debian/Ubuntu 64	https://sfdc.co/sfdx_cli_linux Download the archive from one of the URLs in the manifest, extract the archive, then run the ./install script.
Debian/Ubuntu x86	https://sfdc.co/sfdx_cli_linux_x86 Download the archive from one of the URLs in the manifest, extract the archive, then run the ./install script.

How to Setup Salesforce DX Environment?

• Lightning Web Component (LWC) is lightweight because it is built on a code which runs natively on browser and delivers exceptional performance. LWC uses core Web Components Standards i.e. Templates, Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, Imports and provides only what is necessary to perform well in browsers supported by Salesforce.

• In this blog post, I am going to show you how to setup Salesforce DX Environment to develop Lightning Web Component.

• Salesforce DX is an open and standard developer experience which lets you build with tools like Git, Selenium, VS Code, Eclipse and more. 
• Visual Studio (VS) Code is an editor where salesforce developer can code. It's free, open-source and available for Windows, Linux and MacOS. 
• To supercharge Visual Studio Code, we install Salesforce Extension Pack. It installs essential Salesforce extensions all at once.

1. Install Salesforce CLI 
2. Install Visual Studio (VS) Code
3. Install extensions for Salesforce DX

LIGHTNING FLOW BUILDER NEW FEATURES IN WINTER '20 RELEASE

1. Enhanced Flow List View :
Enhanced List Views are a great way to sort, prioritize and analyze the records that are most important for us. This feature has been added in flow builder in this release . The new enhanced flow list view in Lightning Experience includes standard flows and custom flows on a single page. Standard flows are built by Salesforce and custom flows are built by users or partners. The new list view also offers clear menu options that help you find flow versions and edit flow details more easily. Quickly access permissions to run a flow with a new menu option.Take a look!