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Salesforce daily archive

730 days of practical thinking.

One retrospective note for every day from 2 September 2024 to 1 September 2026.

Archive dates organise the subject history. They do not claim the notes were originally published on those dates.

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Containing technical debt: Deprecation tracking

Retirements and end-of-support notices need the same visibility as new features. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Feature adoption decisions

New platform capability creates value only when it solves a prioritised business need and has an accountable owner. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Post-release validation

A successful deployment does not prove that every business journey works under production data and integrations. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Release communication

Users need to understand the few changes that affect their work, not receive a copy of the complete release notes. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Critical update review

Critical updates can change security or runtime behaviour and deserve ownership before enforcement dates arrive. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Seasonal regression testing

Regression testing should concentrate on high-impact journeys, custom automation and integration boundaries. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Sandbox preview planning

Preview sandboxes provide a controlled window to evaluate upcoming platform behaviour before production changes. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Containing technical debt: Release readiness

Each seasonal Salesforce release is a change programme, even when most features are enabled automatically and safely. This retrospective daily note considers how to prevent a short-term compromise from becoming permanent architecture.

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Measuring what matters: Deprecation tracking

Retirements and end-of-support notices need the same visibility as new features. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Feature adoption decisions

New platform capability creates value only when it solves a prioritised business need and has an accountable owner. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Post-release validation

A successful deployment does not prove that every business journey works under production data and integrations. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Release communication

Users need to understand the few changes that affect their work, not receive a copy of the complete release notes. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Critical update review

Critical updates can change security or runtime behaviour and deserve ownership before enforcement dates arrive. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Seasonal regression testing

Regression testing should concentrate on high-impact journeys, custom automation and integration boundaries. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Sandbox preview planning

Preview sandboxes provide a controlled window to evaluate upcoming platform behaviour before production changes. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Measuring what matters: Release readiness

Each seasonal Salesforce release is a change programme, even when most features are enabled automatically and safely. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Deprecation tracking

Retirements and end-of-support notices need the same visibility as new features. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Feature adoption decisions

New platform capability creates value only when it solves a prioritised business need and has an accountable owner. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Post-release validation

A successful deployment does not prove that every business journey works under production data and integrations. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Release communication

Users need to understand the few changes that affect their work, not receive a copy of the complete release notes. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Critical update review

Critical updates can change security or runtime behaviour and deserve ownership before enforcement dates arrive. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Seasonal regression testing

Regression testing should concentrate on high-impact journeys, custom automation and integration boundaries. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Sandbox preview planning

Preview sandboxes provide a controlled window to evaluate upcoming platform behaviour before production changes. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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Recognising the anti-pattern: Release readiness

Each seasonal Salesforce release is a change programme, even when most features are enabled automatically and safely. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.

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