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More often than not quality assurance is considered to be an implicit benefit of agile process with no specific techniques or practices applied. Integrating effective quality assurance can be one of the most challenging aspects of applying the Scrum framework. Before considering how quality assurance factors can be applied to the Scrum framework, let’s start […]
In most cases software implementation projects start off with a clear vision of the various macro-level influences, constraints and directives that define the shape of the project at the outset. During the initiation stage the clear, consensus view on the project principles influences fully the micro-level decisions taken in terms of architecture, solution design, resourcing, […]
This post provides some general best practices in regard to Apex Unit Tests. This isn’t a definitive list by any means, as such I’ll update the content over time. Top 10 Best Practices (in no order) 1. TDD. Follow Test Driven Development practice wherever possible. There is no excuse for writing unit tests after the […]
This post presents a basic model for the control of change within a Salesforce development process. Best practice suggests that all non-trivial projects should implement some degree of governance around environment change, i.e. Change Control. This is perhaps obvious, what isn’t necessarily obvious is how to achieve effective change control without introducing friction to the […]
Challenge – outside of the ISV development model there is no concept of an application namespace that can be used to group the technical components related to a single logical application. To mitigate this issue, and to provide a means to isolate application-specific components, naming schemes such as application specific prefixes are commonplace. Risk – […]
A quick post to outline an informal convention for the definition of a Visualforce controller class, key maintainability characteristics being predictable structure, readability and prominent revision history. All developers have a subjective preference in this regard, however consistency is key, particularly in the Salesforce context where multiple developers/consultancies contribute to a codebase over its lifetime. […]
This post provides an outline approach to consider when performing an internal audit of an existing (or emerging) Salesforce implementation. As an individual who specialises in the provision of such quality assurance services from an external perspective, I’m convinced that most projects would benefit from a periodic internal review, perhaps augmented by some occasional external […]
Updated – 2014-11-18 This post follows on from my last post on Custom Settings and provides coverage of the wider set of naming conventions I apply across the various component types of the declarative build environment. The list isn’t exhaustive or necessarily better than any other set of standards. Having a set of conventions applied […]
