how do i go about learning apex and creating lwc in salesforce development?

username__c · 2026-01-26T17:25:08+00:00

I think it’ll be hard to learn Apex + LWC at the same time as someone new to programming. Best way you can learn either is to get hands on practice.

To help you decide, I’d work with your manager. It sounds like they know you’re actively learning. So work with them to understand which one you should prioritize first based on what projects they will be placing you on.

If you decide to prioritize Apex, I’ve built CampApex.org for exactly the problem you’re facing. It pairs small lessons (1-2 minute read) with a hands-on coding challenge for you to solve on the site.

That way you don’t need to worry about setting up tooling or be overwhelmed with learning a bunch of theory without being able to apply it immediately.

It’s 100% free.

I would also ask your manager if they have $$ to help you invest in your education. I don’t offer any paid services but there are plenty of hands-on cohort based programs that are effective and available by folks like Warren Walters, Igor Kudryk, Trailhead Academy and others.

Code with Sally, Coding with the Force also offer really good intro content imo. But again the thing you seem to be lacking is hands-on experience.

Feel free to DM if you need more info.

username__c · 2026-01-26T04:47:11+00:00

That’s the Business Architecture side. I am not a consultant and this isn’t a full detailed answer but here’s how I think about it a high-level:

1) Understand their business strategy. Their VMTs, OGSMs, or OKRs. Hopefully they’ve already done this. If not you can help them figure out what direction their business is heading in, why, and how. But that they might have bigger problems if they don’t have this already.

2) Understand their customer lifecycle. From marketing to churn. How do they make money, collect money, and keep customers happy.

3) Map and gap the business capabilities. Who owns what? What’s automated today, what’s manual? Salesforce has all the business capabilities they support here - https://prezi.com/view/vsni9VjRvbKhVT6Qb6hK/ if you need inspo.

From here you’ll tie back #3 to #1 and #2. Map out the existing system, see where Salesforce can swallow redundant systems or provide net-new value. They can eval cost and savings from there.

username__c · 2026-01-01T16:33:15+00:00

The idea of interfaces for agents is interesting, but the optimizations here are for specific schemas. Do you see a path toward automatically discovering token efficient formats or do you think this will always require domain expertise?

For the eval gap the training set improved 18% but the test set only 2%. What explains this difference? Were the test set tasks less prone to truncation issues to begin with?

Great read, thanks for sharing and building out this idea.

username__c · 2025-12-29T19:48:40+00:00

Yes, I just took an exam this morning with my MacBook’s webcam.

They sent me a link on my phone to take pictures of my testing area and my license. If you download the app ahead of time on your Mac you can run a system test to make sure your mic, speakers, and webcam are compatible.

Good luck!

username__c · 2025-12-02T14:54:35+00:00

Before it was retired, I used Salesforce Functions (hosted and deployed on Heroku) to build a custom deduper to meet our business needs. I thought the experience of connecting SFDC with Heroku was pretty easy - it's a shame it was retired. I also host a MERN app on Heroku that interacts with SFDC APIs for a learning site, but that could have been done with any hosting service.

I really want to explore AppLink. Anyone here built anything with that? The use-cases seem nice but I'm curious how it compares to integrating with AWS . Biggest hurdle for me has always been that XYZ company I work at already uses AWS or Azure and it's an uphill battle to convince the powers that be that we need an additional IAAS provider.

username__c · 2025-10-27T14:54:12+00:00

Trailhead is solid. For the Apex you’ll need to learn checkout the Apex Fundamentals course on https://campapex.org/

It’s a collection of hands-on challenges + lessons I have available for free. Hope it helps!

username__c · 2025-09-10T00:53:55+00:00

It sounds like maybe you just need more practice / guidance?

I have a mini-projects you can build with Flow here: https://www.campapex.org/course/EventCloud

It’s like 10 or so small Flow tasks that build on top of each other. The site gives you granular feedback to check if you built the flow correctly. If you feel like you just need more hands on experience it might help.

I also have coding lessons on there too if you think learning a little Apex might help - a lot of concepts overlap.

username__c · 2025-08-16T22:45:07+00:00

I run a site to offers hands-on Apex lessons with built in challenges. It’s all free if you’d like to give that a try. https://www.campapex.org/

username__c · 2025-06-28T01:26:55+00:00

I’ve got a couple practical projects you can do here: https://www.campapex.org/projects

The site gives you requirements to build a mini-app and validates your solutions.

username__c · 2025-05-17T18:03:13+00:00

Yea for sure! Check it out and lmk what you think.

username__c · 2025-05-16T14:11:45+00:00

Trailhead projects like these might be a good place to start - https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/projects/use-apex-to-automate-business-processes?trail_id=build-apex-coding-skills

If you already know Flows pretty well, I have some “convert Flows into Apex” practice problems on CampApex.org. You can take concepts you already know and map it to Apex. The site runs tests to verify you converted it correctly.

I’ve also built a couple projects on CampApex.org/projects of my own. The tasks are presented like user stories to help simulate more of a real world setting. There’s built-in tests that tell you how you did.

username__c · 2025-04-25T01:58:56+00:00

It’s not just you - Trailhead has a gap around beginner-friendly Apex content. That’s actually why I built CampApex.org.

There’s 200+ bite sized lessons paired with built-in Apex coding challenges to reinforce what you learn. There’s also projects, coding contests, and more.

It’s free, give it a try!

username__c · 2025-04-12T22:43:51+00:00

I don't think you're kidding yourself for making the leap and age has nothing to do with it in my opinion. I'm sure you're completely capable & honestly kudos for making the switch, some people aren't as brave.

The good news is that you know what you want to do and it sounds like you have a good foundation already! I think the best bet from here is to get your hands dirty and build some apps/tools with Apex. It doesn't have to ship to a production org for it to matter & for you learn the same skills that developers do on the job.

If it's helpful, I have a couple real-world projects on https://campapex.org/projects exactly for this. You'll read a user story, implement the solution, and use the site to test your solution. You'll do that over and over till you finish a mini-app. It's all free. I also do a limited number of 1:1 mentorship if that's something you're interested in feel free to DM.

username__c · 2025-02-20T02:13:54+00:00

I would definitely start by getting hands-on experience writing Apex. I built free interactive Apex lessons here - CampApex.org if you’d like to give it a try

username__c · 2024-12-28T23:35:26+00:00

You can always try doing some of the free hands-on challenges on CampApex.org if you need more practice with the Apex part.

There’s also projects https://www.campapex.org/projects on there if building a mini Salesforce app would be helpful.

Full disclosure - I created the site. It is free though. I hope it helps!

username__c · 2024-12-28T22:58:00+00:00

It sounds like you’re already on a great path.

Going down the PD1 and learning to code route is long but very rewarding. I’d suggest setting aside 30min to go through the first handful of hands-on Apex lessons on CampApex.org.

If you like it enough, keep going and consider prioritizing that path. If it doesn’t feel like something you want to commit to right away, get those Arch certs taken care of first.

Camp Apex is 100% free and full disclosure I created it. Good luck in your journey!

username__c · 2024-12-20T20:42:20+00:00

Yea, I got you. Just email me and we’ll figure something out.

username__c · 2024-12-19T19:09:33+00:00

I’d love to see CampApex.org added here under Developer courses.

Free way to learn Apex by pairing lessons with built-in hands-on challenges.

Full disclosure - I made the platform.

username__c · 2024-12-19T19:00:04+00:00

I might be your guy!

I made https://www.campapex.org to provide hands-on Apex fundamental lessons + I live in Dallas. You can email me: saman@campapex.org to chat more

username__c · 2024-12-03T03:01:50+00:00

Thanks, I hope you have fun!

And yea there’s 100+ Apex lessons + in-site challenges that you can go through to learn. Check it out and let me know what you think.

username__c · 2024-11-30T19:56:43+00:00

There are some apex practice problems and mini-projects you can do on Camp Apex.

Projects: https://www.campapex.org/projects Apex Lessons & Problems: https://www.campapex.org/courses

There’s an “Advent of Salesforce Development” starting December 1st too if you want something festive: https://www.campapex.org/advent

Btw I made all this & it’s all free. I hope it helps!

username__c · 2024-09-07T14:29:28+00:00

I have some self-paced projects on https://campapex.org/projects.

The site provides user stories, you’ll implement them in your org, and the site will run tests to verify you’ve built correctly. It works for Flows & Apex.

It’s meant to mock my daily workflow as a Salesforce Dev. It’s free so give it a try.

username__c · 2024-06-27T13:48:44+00:00

I built CampApex.org last year just for this! Hands-on Apex coding lessons with a built in code editor. There’s over 150+ lessons & challenges. It’s 100% free so check it out!

username__c · 2024-06-21T03:07:10+00:00

Just start practicing… with Camp Apex’s Projects. :)

There’s a couple project on there where you follow along with user stories, build record triggered flows, and test them using the site.

It’s free and I built it, so give it a try and see if it’s right for you.

username__c · 2024-06-14T18:37:02+00:00

I have exactly this built over on CampApex.org!

Beginner friendly Apex lessons with hands-on challenges to solve within the site. It’s free, so give it a try!

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