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What is Model View Controller (MVC)?

November 1, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapplication architecture, model-view-controller, mvc, software architecture

The Model-View-Controller pattern is a powerful way to structure an application and provide clear separation of concerns between different components.

I’m Writing a Book!

October 16, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingSalesforce, Salesforce Lightning

I’m really excited to announce that I am writing a book on Lightning Web Component development for Packt Publishing.

How to Document a Database

October 4, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingdocumentation, Technical Documentation

A database is a crucial part of any software system, storing and managing the data that powers your applications.

In order to ensure the longevity, maintainability, and reliability of your database, it is essential to document it thoroughly.

Using RegEx in Salesforce Apex

September 20, 2022Brian ClineProgramming, SalesforceRegEx, Salesforce

Regular expressions, also known as RegEx, are a powerful tool that can be used to search, match, and manipulate strings in various programming languages.

Introduction to Understanding API Requirements

September 6, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, requirements

In this blog post, we’ll explore some requirements that API developers need to consider when designing and building an API.

Creating and Validating JSON Web Tokens (JWT) in Node.js

August 16, 2022Brian ClineJavaScript, Programmingapi, Authentication, JSON Web Token, JWT, rest api, restful api

In this blog article, we covered what a JSONWeb Token (JWT) is, how to create a JWT, and how to verify a JWT.

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Are Salesforce Lightning Components (Aura) dead?

August 9, 2022Brian ClineProgramming, SalesforceAura, Lightning Components, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Lightning

No! Salesforce Lightning Components (Aura Components) are likely to live on for quite a few years. I do think that the Lightning Web Component will eventually lead to the Lightning Component falling out of use.

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Should I still be building Lightning Components?

August 2, 2022Brian ClineProgramming, SalesforceAura, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Best Practices, Salesforce Lightning

There is no requirement right now to completely rebuild Aura components because Aura and Lightning Web Components can work together. They are completely interoperable.

What is Master Data Management (MDM)?

July 15, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingdata management, mdm, software architecture

Master data management (MDM) is the process and tools that are used to reduce redundancy and conflicting information.

REST API Architecture 101

July 11, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, rest api, restful api, software architecture

The API architecture is made up of four different layers: the Interaction Layer, Integrational Layer, Application Layer, and Information Management Layer (databases).

7 Tips for Writing Better API Documentation

July 10, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, documentation, user experience

If an API isn’t documented, the chance of it being consumed by other developers is incredibly low. For a very long time, companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Apple were dominant players in technology. They were dominant players because they had a compelling product and great documentation.

Establishing an API First Approach

July 9, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, api development

An API First Approach implies that the API is a first class citizen. The API is developed with the goal of API consumption in mind. The API is our point of differentiation.

What is an API program?

July 8, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi

An API program is a plan that a company has developed to market, support and monetize a public API. There are thousands – maybe even tens of thousands of companies with public and open APIs.

5 Differences Between REST & SOAP

July 7, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, rest api, SOAP API

REST and SOAP are different ways of transmitting data between two different systems via an API. REST is a set of architectural principles. SOAP is a protocol maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium.

What are unified APIs?

July 6, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, unified api

A unified API is an abstraction that allows us to combine APIs for multiple providers – giving us one place to access all of their endpoints.

7 Common API Development Terms

July 5, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, rest api, restful api

When building and maintaining APIs there are a lot of different terminology that you need to be aware of. This isn’t a complete list, but it’s enough to make you dangerous.

4 Reasons why ERP Implementations Fail

July 4, 2022Brian ClineNetSuite, Programming

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations often fail. Most ERP implementations fail the first time around OR go dramatically over budget or take longer than expected.

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What is the difference Between enterprise WSDL and partner WSDL in Salesforce?

July 3, 2022Brian Cline1 CommentProgramming, Salesforceapi, Salesforce

When connecting to the Salesforce SOAP API, there’s two different WSDL options: the Enterprise WSDL and the Partner WSDL.

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Creating a Custom Salesforce REST API Endpoint

July 2, 2022Brian ClineProgramming, Salesforceapi, rest api, restful api, Salesforce, Salesforce API

Apex classes and methods can be exposed to external applications as REST based endpoints.

This means that there’s a very easy way to have an external application make a direct call into Salesforce to do a specific action.

How should a REST Endpoint Handle No Results?

July 1, 2022Brian ClineProgrammingapi, rest api, restful api

Handling no results in a collection endpoint and at a singular resource can be a bit of a tricky situation.

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