SALESFORCE  PLATFORM DEVELOPER  

Certification Guidelines 

Learning Objectives :

After reading this blog you’ll be able to

  • Know about the Salesforce Platform Developer I certification
  • Enhance your understanding of how to prepare for the certification
  • Deep dive on your journey in the Salesforce ecosystem
  • Everything else you need to know



Know about Salesforce Platform Developer I certification

This certification equips you with the expertise to develop and customize business logic, user interfaces, and data models using Apex and Visualforce, the primary development languages in the Salesforce ecosystem.

The Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I exam is intended for individuals who have experience developing and deploying basic business logic and user interfaces using the programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform.

In the best interest of the associates who are looking to earn the Platform Developer I certification, they must focus on acquiring the correct skills and understanding the underlying concepts. 

Why : To reinforce the developer concepts and mark a credential in this stream.

Who : The certification is intended for various categories of the users.

The Salesforce Platform Developer I generally has one to two years of experience as a developer and at least six months of experience on the Lightning Platform

These candidates possess the following experience, skills, and knowledge:

Enhance your understanding on how to prepare for the certification

Preparing yourself for the certification needs a deeper understanding of the concepts as outlined below. Let’s delve into each category one by one.

Developer Fundamentals - The key idea behind this section is to get hands on knowledge on data management and data modeling concepts. If you are a Salesforce administrator you may already be familiar with these, however if you are starting with Developer certification, you must have a good read on these topics to know how Salesforce is primarily structured.

Process Automation and Logic - This is an interesting section where one learns to differentiate between programmatic and declarative approach while building automations. It focuses on building a skill to know what can be built and what can be configured. Always, use this perspective while learning these topics so as to apply the best in kinds design approach.

User Interface - 80% of the usability of our applications comes from the user interface, how effective and how easy it is to navigate the UI. It is important to learn the Visual force / aura components UI as some applications and some clients are still migrating to lightning web components. Furthermore, it helps you understand the history of the application and how it has been built.

Testing, Debugging and Deployment - A good developer is the one who unit tests their code well, follows the deployment guidelines and is able to debug any issues that comes their way. Understanding the test classes, best practices , learning how to deploy the code seamless makes a developer all rounder and flawless. So make it your first step to be a good developer and finish these topics and blaze the trail

Everything else you need to know


Know more about PD1

Gain experience with APEX, VisualForce, Process Automation, Triggers, Data Modelling and Management, API development, and External Service Integration.

Mock Tests and Hands-on Project Experience.


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