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Server SSL/TLS Certificates

So, I’ve moved my blog back to a low-cost hosting service running WordPress rather than using …

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Dreamforce 2020 Wrap

The uniqueness of 2020 was made complete with Salesforce’s annual conference pivoting from its usual…

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Another 7 habits for developing a Technical Architect Mindset

Decisions are not dichotomies of either/or.It’s not clicks or code, its clicks and code, or clicks a…

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Getting the noise under control…

Yes, its one of those Medium posts about organising one’s self for minimum distraction. Note that I …

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‘Hot’ objects — Salesforce at Scale

Every large scale Salesforce instance has certain objects in its data model which are heavily utiliz…

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Principles of Architecture

At Forcelandia 2017 I gave my perspective on Software Architecture, I gave the same presentation at …

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Are we nearing the end of the ‘Full Stack’ Salesforce Developer?

Anyone who works in the Salesforce ecosystem is familiar with the traditional role breakdown that Sa…

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Running the Force.com CLI and PMD for a quick quality check

Install the force.com CLI, confirm it runs from your current working directory by running ‘force’ In…

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Forcelandia 2017

I’ve wanted to visit Portland for some time, for no specific reason apart from the fact I really do …

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Mass Unfollowing People on LinkedIn

I’m a believer in LinkedIn. I find it useful on a personal and professional level and I have viewed …

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Salesforce Platform Events, a quick dive into EventBus.RetryableException

In Summer 17 Salesforce release the beta of what was, for me, a much awaited feature — Platform Even…

Virtual or Augmented Reality, which tech is the future?

On a recent visit to Melbourne I had the opportunity to participate in one of Accenture’s regular in…

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If you do these 6 things in Apex then nobody dies.

There is a lot of advice in programmer land, advice that often mixes mandatory practices with sugges…

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Hanging up my Salesforce MVP bag….

3 years ago I woke up to an email letting me know that I’d been selected to be a Salesforce MVP…

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Beyond Trailhead: Becoming a better coder.

ince the release of Salesforce’s Trailhead (A set of learning resources for budding force.…

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3 quick tips for Dreamforce

Have specific goals for the event. What can you learn. Plan your must see events and organise your a…

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8 pieces of practical advice for starting your Salesforce.com Career

Get a password manager and use it.Lastpass or 1Password, you are likely to get a LOT of usernames/pa…

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Becoming a Salesforce MVP

After a lifetime of being picked last for sporting teams I’ve finally made ‘Most Valued Player’ stat…

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I am now a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

Which is kind of a big thing in the world of Salesforce certifications. I am immensely happy to have…