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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Measuring what matters: Trigger discipline
Triggers should coordinate record-change behaviour without becoming a hidden application framework. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Apex service layers
A service layer gives business operations a stable home outside triggers, controllers and transport-specific code. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Integration observability
A connected process needs end-to-end visibility across platform and team boundaries. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Platform limits as architecture
Governor limits encourage efficient multi-tenant design and must influence architecture from the beginning. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Data virtualisation
External data can sometimes remain in its source while Salesforce presents it at the point of work. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Transaction boundaries
Cross-system work cannot rely on one database transaction to guarantee an all-or-nothing outcome. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Idempotent integrations
A request may be delivered more than once; a dependable receiver must make repetition safe. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Error recovery
Failure handling is part of the business process, not a technical appendix added after the happy path. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: API boundaries
An API should expose a stable business capability rather than mirror a database or a single user interface. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Customer identity across systems
Identity resolution is the foundation of a coherent customer view across Salesforce and connected platforms. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Master data decisions
A connected estate needs a clear answer to which system is authoritative for each important business fact. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Event-driven Salesforce
Events allow systems to announce meaningful change without controlling every downstream reaction. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Synchronous or asynchronous
Timing is an architectural decision: a process should wait only when the immediate response genuinely changes the next action. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteMeasuring what matters: Integration ownership
Every integration needs an explicit owner for its business contract, data meaning and operational health. This retrospective daily note considers the operational evidence that shows whether the design is creating value.
Read daily noteRecognising the anti-pattern: Backup and recovery
Data protection requires tested recovery objectives, not only confidence that a backup exists. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.
Read daily noteRecognising the anti-pattern: Deployment observability
Delivery metrics should show whether change is becoming safer and faster, not merely count deployments. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.
Read daily noteRecognising the anti-pattern: Environment strategy
Each Salesforce environment should have a clear purpose, data posture and refresh rhythm. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.
Read daily noteRecognising the anti-pattern: Data-quality ownership
Data quality is an operating responsibility supported by technology, not a cleanup project owned only by administrators. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.
Read daily noteRecognising the anti-pattern: Flow governance
Flow makes automation accessible, which increases the need for shared design and lifecycle standards. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.
Read daily noteRecognising the anti-pattern: Permission-set strategy
A scalable access model grants capability through composable permission sets rather than profile sprawl. This retrospective daily note considers the early signs that a convenient implementation is becoming long-term risk.
Read daily noteRecognising 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.
Read daily noteRecognising 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.
Read daily noteRecognising 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.
Read daily noteRecognising 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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