A presentation given at the South West UK Salesforce Developer User Group on becoming a Certified Force.com Developer. Covering an overview of the process and exam, as well as two user experiences of the process.
1. Certified Force.com Developer
Full details on this presentation can be found in the supporting blog post at:
http://srlawr.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/getting-your-certified-forcecom.html
The Simon Lawrence
Application Development Blog
2. Julio Diego Barrado Fernandez
Certified Force.com Developer
Simon Lawrence
Certified Force.com Developer
3. Certified Force.com Developer
Entry point for Salesforce Developers
Purely exam based qualification
60 questions
Pass mark 41 (68%)
90 Minutes
Instant pass or fail
4. Certified Force.com Developer
Entry point for Salesforce Developers
Purely exam based qualification
60 questions
Pass mark 41 (68%)
90 Minutes
Instant pass or fail
5. Certified Force.com Developer
Pitman Training Centre, Bath
$200 USD booked in advance
3 Maintenance exams a year
First three are included
$100 a year thereafter
6 Question check-ups
6. Certified Force.com Developer
Not about code or syntax
What approaches are available
When they are appropriate
What options actually exist to you as a developer
Salesforce say developers should be able to
Build custom applications using the point-and-click
capabilities of the platform
Design the data model, user interface, business logic, and
security for custom applications
Design reports, dashboards, and portals
7. Certified Force.com Developer
Salesforce 401 Course
Virtual classroom
5 days
$4250
Salesforce Fundamentals book
6 months experience on the platform
8. Certified Force.com Developer
Part of my annual objectives
Around 6 months of experience
on the platform
Workbook warehouse application
Fundamentals book – security
Study guide with outline of exam
9. Certified Force.com Developer
One year on the platform
Working alongside another
certified Force.com developer
Spent 2 weeks on and off going
through the fundamentals book
The exam took about 75 minutes
11. Certified Force.com Developer
A developer wants to ensure that when a parent record
is deleted, child records are not deleted. Which
relationship should the developer choose?
A) Lookup
B) Master-detail
C) Many-to-many
D) Master-to-master
http://certification.salesforce.com