202: The Future of Development with Stephan Chandler-Garcia

Join us for an exciting discussion with Stephan Chandler-Garcia, Director of Strategic Content at Salesforce, as he takes us through his journey from composing music on a computer in his early school years to becoming a self-taught Salesforce Developer. Listen in as Stephan recounts his experiences of exploring computers, creating custom scenery for a computer game, and ultimately moving to the UK to start his career in the Salesforce economy, all without a college degree. 

Stephan gives an intriguing insight into his project HowToDev_ a series aimed at helping people transition into Salesforce development. He also sheds light on the future of development, focusing on the role of AI, Data Cloud, and Hyperforce in the current Salesforce landscape. 

Tune in to hear about Stephan's exciting journey, his contributions to Salesforce, and his vision for the future of AI in development.

Show Highlights:

• Insights into the core object model, security, order of operations, and the impact of low code and no code tools in Salesforce.

• The future of development and the role of AI, Data Cloud, and Hyperforce in the Salesforce landscape.

• The importance of learning how to prompt AI tools, equating it to understanding how to use a search engine like Google. 

• Using pre-built and pre-configured AI applications. 

Links:

• Stephan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanwgarcia/

• HowToDev_ on Salesforce+: https://www.salesforce.com/plus/series/howtodev_

• Explore AI Innovation from Dreamforce 2023: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2023/10/ai-innovation-dreamforce-2023

• Inside the Einstein Trust Layer: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2023/10/inside-the-einstein-trust-layer

• An Introduction to Autonomous Agents: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2023/10/an-introduction-to-autonomous-agents