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Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By : Jakub Stefaniak
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Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By: Jakub Stefaniak

Overview of this book

Are you ready to turn your million-dollar ideas into reality? Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint is your ultimate guide to becoming a successful ISV partner and publishing your Salesforce applications on the AppExchange. This book covers every facet of the application development process, from the initial partnership establishment to smoothly preparing for security review and managing app releases. Packed with real-world examples, case studies, and detailed guides, it’ll help you master AppExchange development. Throughout this experience, you’ll discover how to create customer-centric applications that seamlessly integrate with external systems, ensuring a frictionless user experience. You’ll also navigate the intricate process of preparing for security reviews and managing app releases. In addition, you’ll delve into the critical realm of business strategy, addressing essential elements such as maximizing profitability, achieving operational excellence, leveraging analytics to make data-driven decisions, and effectively handling technical debt to maintain your app's robustness and scalability. By the end of this journey, you’ll possess a deep understanding of AppExchange development from both technical and business standpoints, making you well-prepared to excel in the Salesforce ecosystem. Let's embark on this exciting path together!
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1:Setting the Stage
5
Part 2:Building Blocks
9
Part 3:Delivering Value
13
Part 4:Scaling for Success

What is technical debt?

Technical debt, a term originally coined by Ward Cunningham, software engineer and one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto, is a metaphor that software developers and IT professionals use to convey the idea that certain necessary work gets deferred during the software development process. This could involve expedient, short-term solutions that may, in time, impede future development or cause software instability.

Like financial debt, technical debt can accrue “interest” over time – in this case, the interest is the additional time and resources required to fix problems or redesign systems down the road. The longer technical debt remains unresolved, the more “interest” is accrued in the form of decreased productivity, an increased likelihood of bugs, and a slower response to new requirements or changes in the business environment.

In the context of Salesforce ISVs, technical debt can emerge when partners...