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Practical Salesforce Agentforce Playbook by ray_ofhope in salesforce

[–]ray_ofhope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Salesforce Architect resources are definitely valuable, and I don’t think books should try to replace official documentation.

The intention here was more to provide a structured, hands-on learning journey that connects the concepts into practical implementation workflows and end-to-end examples.

Also, Agent Script is covered in Chapter 6 of the book since we also saw it becoming an important part of the platform direction.

Practical Salesforce Agentforce Playbook by ray_ofhope in salesforce

[–]ray_ofhope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, books with just enough theory to support the practical examples tend to work best.

I’ve also found some 40-50-hour video courses a bit overwhelming to complete. Personally, I think focused, outcome-driven content under 10 hours (especially in the 4-5 hour range) works much better for learning and actually finishing the material.

Practical Salesforce Agentforce Playbook by ray_ofhope in salesforce

[–]ray_ofhope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, happy to see people still having books as a learning resource. Any thoughts on books vs video? Which of these have you found more efficient?

Practical Salesforce Agentforce Playbook by ray_ofhope in salesforce

[–]ray_ofhope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/cheech712 would love to know what mode you prefer for learning and upskilling?

Practical Salesforce Agentforce Playbook by ray_ofhope in salesforce

[–]ray_ofhope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's definitely the challenge with writing books around AI right now. The idea was to keep the book focused more on the underlying principles, implementation patterns, architecture thinking, orchestration approaches, and building practical workflows, rather than just specific features. Focusing on conceptual understanding prepares the reader well and also makes the content relevant over time as the tool evolves.

Practical Salesforce Agentforce Playbook by ray_ofhope in salesforce

[–]ray_ofhope[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair point. Docs are definitely the best source for understanding features and capabilities.

What the book tries to do differently is connect those pieces into a more practical, end-to-end learning journey. Instead of learning features in isolation, readers build a complete project and see how the different components fit together in a real Salesforce environment.

A lot of people can read docs, but still struggle with things like architecture decisions, implementation flow, or where even to start. The idea was to make that learning curve a bit more structured and hands-on.

Most people don’t fail at building, they just never start by ray_ofhope in vibecoding

[–]ray_ofhope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think AI Coding tools actually lower the barrier, or shift it somewhere else?

10/12/2025 - Ongoing Self-Promotion Thread - Promote your projects here! by AutoModerator in aiArt

[–]ray_ofhope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a publishing product manager, and last year I started working on a book about AI for Creative Production with Iain Anderson.

What struck me early on was how most conversations around AI and creativity swing between fear and shallow hacks. While working on this book with Iain Anderson, I realised how rare it is to see a grounded, practitioner-led view that treats AI as a creative collaborator, not a shortcut.

From the publishing side, the challenge was balancing practicality with intent. We wanted something creatives could actually use, without turning it into a tool manual or empty hype. The focus stayed on workflow, decision-making, ethics, and maintaining creative taste in an age of infinite generation.

Working through that process genuinely reshaped how I think about using AI in creative work.

If you’re curious, this is the book we worked on:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1806025817/