Tools &amp; Resources I Actually Use

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Salesforce Inspector Reloaded

Chrome/Firefox extension for quick data exploration, SOQL queries, and metadata inspection. The single most useful Salesforce dev tool that exists.

Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries (DLRS)

Roll up child records to parent objects without code — even across lookup relationships where native rollup summary fields don't work.

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Mass Action Scheduler

Schedule Flows, Quick Actions, Apex, or Emails to run on a set of records on a recurring basis. Like a declarative batch job.

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🛒 AppExchangeFreemium

OwnBackup (Own Company)

Enterprise-grade backup and recovery for Salesforce. Automatic daily backups with point-in-time restore and data comparison.

📝 VS CodeFree

Salesforce Extension Pack

Official VS Code extension pack from Salesforce. Apex language support, SOQL builder, LWC support, org browser, and deployment tools.

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📝 VS CodeOpen Source

Apex PMD

Static code analysis for Apex. Catches common mistakes, security vulnerabilities, and code style issues before they hit production.

📝 VS CodeOpen Source

Apex Log Analyzer

Visualize Apex debug logs as a flame chart. See exactly where time is spent, which methods are called, and where governor limits are consumed.

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📝 VS CodeOpen Source

SOQL Editor / Inline SOQL

Execute SOQL queries directly from VS Code with inline results. Supports query history and result export.

📟 CLIFree

Salesforce CLI (sf)

The official Salesforce command-line interface. Deploy metadata, run tests, manage orgs, execute SOQL, and automate everything.

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sfdx-git-delta (sgd)

Generate a Salesforce deployment package.xml by comparing two git commits. Deploy only what changed instead of the entire project.

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Texei SFDX Plugin

Swiss army knife CLI plugin. Manage connected apps, sharing rules, user permissions, scratch org setup, and more — all from the command line.

sfdx-hardis

Full CI/CD framework for Salesforce with monitoring, backup, org cleaning, and deployment tools. Includes a web-based UI for non-developers.

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fflib Apex Common (Enterprise Patterns)

Apex enterprise design patterns — Unit of Work, Selector, Domain, and Service layers. The foundation for scalable Salesforce architecture.

fflib Apex Mocks

Mocking framework for Apex unit tests. Mock selectors, services, and domain classes to write fast, isolated tests without hitting the database.

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Nebula Logger

Enterprise-grade logging framework for Salesforce. Custom logging levels, log entry tagging, automatic stack traces, and a beautiful log viewer UI.

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Apex Trigger Actions Framework

Metadata-driven trigger framework. Define trigger actions in custom metadata instead of code. Supports ordering, bypassing, and recursive protection.

LWC Recipes

Official Salesforce repository with dozens of Lightning Web Component examples. Covers data access, navigation, events, composition, and more.

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Dreamhouse App

Salesforce's flagship sample application demonstrating LWC, Apex, Platform Events, and modern development practices.

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Easy Spaces

Sample application showcasing Lightning App Builder, dynamic interactions, custom themes, and Flow integration.

💻 GitHubOpen Source

Lightning Testing Service (LTS)

Test framework for Lightning components using Jasmine or Mocha. Run tests inside a Salesforce org or in CI.

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Trailhead

Salesforce's official learning platform with guided modules, projects, and superbadges. Free, gamified, and comprehensive.

Salesforce Ben

Independent Salesforce news, tutorials, career advice, and certification guides. The largest community-run Salesforce publication.

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SFDC99

Beginner-friendly Apex and Visualforce tutorials by David Liu. Famous for making complex concepts simple with real-world analogies.

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Apex Hours

Weekly live sessions covering Salesforce development topics. Archives available on YouTube with hundreds of hours of expert content.

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🎓 LearningFreemium

Focused on Force

Premium Salesforce certification practice exams and study guides. Known for questions that closely match actual exam difficulty.

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SFXD Discord

The largest Salesforce developer Discord server. Active channels for Apex, LWC, Flows, career advice, and real-time help.

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Salesforce StackExchange

The definitive Q&A site for Salesforce development. Searchable archive of thousands of solved problems with peer-reviewed answers.

Salesforce Ohana Slack

Official Trailblazer Community Slack workspace. Channels for every Salesforce topic, certification study groups, and Salesforce employee participation.

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r/salesforce

Active Salesforce subreddit covering development, admin, career questions, and industry news. Unfiltered community opinions.

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@salesforce/sfdx-lwc-jest

Official Jest testing framework for Lightning Web Components. Write unit tests for LWC locally without deploying to an org.

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Prettier Plugin for Apex

Auto-format Apex code using Prettier. Consistent code style across your entire team without arguments about formatting.

Apex Recipes

Official Salesforce repository with well-documented Apex code examples covering triggers, async, REST, testing, and security patterns.

Apexrecipesexamples

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Salesforce Code Analyzer (sfdx-scanner)

Official Salesforce static analysis tool. Runs PMD, ESLint, RetireJS, and custom rules against your Apex, LWC, and Visualforce code.

🛒 AppExchangeFreemium

Copado

Native Salesforce DevOps platform. CI/CD, version control, environment management, and compliance — all built on the Salesforce platform.

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Salesforce DevOps Center

Salesforce's native DevOps tool built into Setup. Track changes, manage environments, and deploy through a UI — with git integration under the hood.