176: Salesforce IDE and Code Builder with Ananya Jha

Ananya Jha is a Product Manager working on the IDE experience here at Salesforce. This means she gets to dive into all the cool new features that Salesforce releases in its extensions and eventually serves you through VSCode and Code Builder.

In this episode, we talk about the current state of Code Builder, the Salesforce IDE, and some of its great tools that can benefit you. We also discuss the advantages of using a repository as a source of truth when using Code Builder or Salesforce IDE, PMD’s relationship with IDE, and the Apex Replay Debugger.

Show Highlights:

• The core desktop experience with Salesforce IDE
• What the Code Builder technology looks like and how it can be accessed today
• Other tools inside the IDE Ananya recommends for people to track conflicts and changes
• Ananya’s favorite extensions and tools
• Query Builder and how it works within the IDE
• How the Apex Replay Debugger Works

Links:

• Ananya on LinkedIn
• Ananya on Twitter
• Article on the Org Colors Plugin