Df18 decoding developers level up your admin career 2018
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The document outlines the professional journeys of three individuals in the Salesforce ecosystem, focusing on their experiences as admins and developers, as well as the challenges and opportunities within their careers. It highlights the importance of representation of women in tech, particularly in coding roles, and provides resources for those looking to level up their skills in Salesforce. The document emphasizes collaboration between admins and developers and encourages participation in community groups for networking and support.
Df18 decoding developers level up your admin career 2018
- 1. Decoding Developers – Level Up Your Admin Career An Admin, Admineloper and Architect’s Journeys Ashley Allen, CEO & Salesforce Architect Meighan Brodkey, Technical Architect @anerrdgirrl @meighanSF Jean Velonis, Product Development @jeanvelonis
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- 3. Meighan Brodkey The Three Amigas Ashley Allen ADMINELOPER Product Development | MVP She/Her Jean Velonis ADMIN CEO & Salesforce Architect They/Them – She/Her DEVELOPER Technical Architect | MVP She/Her
- 4. Our Journeys Fireside Stories Path To Leveling Up Resources Where Are We Going? Agenda
- 5. 2011 Graduated with Bachelors Math. & First Salesforce Job, writing test code 2013 Started SF Admin Freelancing, working 1099 2014 In house Admin 2016 Came out of the closet & Divorce 2017 Founded ITequality! Founder of Itequality | Salesforce Consulting Partner Orange County Nonprofit User Group Leader 7x Certifications Ashley’s Journey
- 6. 2006 – 08 Single Parent Graduated UofP Marketing Career 2009 Remarried Admin Training Reporting Wizard 2011 Admin Cert 800 User Org 2015 WIT UG Leader Trailhead 2016-18 MOAR Certs 2000 Had a Baby First Real Job 2013-16 Adv Admin Cert Manage Org Had a 2nd Baby 5X Certified Admineloper | Salesforce MVP | WITness Success | Phoenix WIT User Group Leader Jean’s Journey
- 7. 2008 CSM @ salesforce.com 2009 First Admin Job 2012 Started Coding at Work 2015 Leader of Seattle WIT UG 2016 Architect 2005 Graduated College, Hebrew Studies Salesforce MVP | Technical Architect | Seattle WIT User Group Leader Meighan’s Journey
- 8. Watch Your Language and Use Your Eyes Slowing down Mad Max
- 9. Know your Audience “I don’t understand” Body language & facial expressions FYI: The blank stare means you lost them One way to lose them Watch Your Language and Use Your Eyes
- 10. How to be A Powerful Admin Admin Allyship
- 11. Ask around before you refresh a sandbox! Be aware when your work might break test code: • Changing record type names • New validation rules • Deactivating or changing a workflow rule/process builder. • Deactivating a user. Better together! How to be a Developer Ally as an Admin
- 12. Let’s Get RAD RAD Women Who Code
- 13. What RAD Taught Me Don’t Over Complicate Point & Click, Then Code Ask Questions Shift in mindset
- 14. Individual Contributor Starting your own path
- 15. Individual Contributor Things I didn’t enjoy about being a Developer: • Compile errors, repetitiveness, isolation, mundane requests. Lack of appreciation. Requires more patience than I have. I really LOVE being an Admin because: • Teaching people new things, “oh I get it!” Lots of appreciation. Faster build time- greater visual results in less time. Non-Developer Admin Career Paths: • Specialist; service, sales, community. Director, business analyst, Consultant, principle consultant. Company founder. Sometime backward is forwards
- 16. Coding Standards for Declarative Start thinking like a developer
- 17. Coding Standards for Declarative ONE Process Per Object Exception Checks in Flows Guidelines for when to click & when to code Just because it’s declarative, doesn’t mean you can do whatever
- 18. Hello World! Sometimes You Fail Forward
- 19. Find a Mentor Buttons, Queries and Scheduled Jobs… Oh My! Debug What? My First Code
- 20. There’s No One Path Level Up! RAD
- 21. “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” ” Brene Brown https://brenebrown.com/
- 22. Resources Get Involved RAD Women All women who learn coding are heroes! The tech industry is extremely skewed towards men. Women make up 57% of the US workforce, but are drastically underrepresented in info tech. Stats vary, but we make up between 10-23% of programmers, and much smaller numbers for women of color. Salesforce User Group Join or start Trailblazer Community Groups to connect, learn and have fun with Trailblazers like you at regular meetings. Meet peers who live in your city, work in similar roles and industries, and share your special interests. Getting started is simple -- just find the groups that interest you and login to sign up for the next meeting. Ohana Slack Meet others in the Ohana, join channels about different features where you can talk about different functionality tips and tricks. Get real time help with question about the platform from other admins, devs, and architects. Plus make new friends from all over.
- 23. Get Involved Trailhead Resources Projects Build a suggestion Box App Quick Start: Apex Coding for Admins Quick Start: Apex Modules Formulas & Validations Apex Basics & Database Platform Development Basics Apex Testing Custom Metadata Types Transform SQL Queries to SOQL Queries in a Lightning App Trailmix Build Your Developer Career on Salesforce Prepare for Your Salesforce Platform Developer I Credential Super Badge Process Automation Specialist Lightning Experience Rollout Specialist