094: Joys of Apex with James Simone

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">James Simone is a Senior Software Engineer here at Salesforce. He has done a lot of work around engineering for Agile teams which we are talking about today. Specifically, James and his team develop applications on the Salesforce platform with the goal of increasing the Agile health of software development teams.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">James also has a blog called Joys of Apex which we are discussing in this episode. On his blog, he provides much-needed clarity for developers who are trying to work within Apex. Listen in to learn more about it and other great tips for working within Apex.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What James does in his position at Salesforce.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What made him want to write a blog about Apex.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What test-driven development is.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How James designs a failing test with no Apex to compare it to.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The benefits of using a mock system for testing.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tips for making testing easier and quicker.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What inversion of control means and what it does.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What Invocable Apex is and how it works with Flow.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What a Singleton is and how it helps developers.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400