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Salesforce Quick Tip: How to Use Lightning Data Service (LDS) in an LWC to Retrieve Data Without Apex

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One of the most powerful features of Lightning Web Components (LWC) is the ability to fetch record data directly from the client side without writing a single line of server-side Apex code. In this Salesforce Quick Tip, we’ll find out how to use the uiRecordApi with the wire adapter to retrieve and display specific field…

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Mastering Lightning Web Component (LWC) Styles: A Quick Guide to Styling Hooks

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If you’ve ever tried to change the background color of a pre-built component from the LWC component library, that you are using within your own custom Lightning Web Component (LWC) you are building, your first attempt was likely somewhat confusing. Maybe you added a standard CSS class, set the background-color to green, saved the LWC,…

LWC Lifecycle Hooks
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The Complete Guide to LWC Lifecycle Hooks

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If you want to move beyond basic “Hello World” components and build robust, professional Salesforce applications, you have to understand the LWC Lifecycle. In this tutorial we’ll go over every single lifecycle hook available in Lightning Web Components. These hooks allow you to intervene at specific moments—like when a component loads, renders, or leaves the…

LWC Jest Tests
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The Complete Guide to LWC Jest Testing: From Setup to Advanced Mocking

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If you are a Salesforce developer, you know the drill: Apex requires 75% code coverage to deploy. But what about your Lightning Web Components (LWC)? While Salesforce doesn’t technically force you to test your front-end code, skipping it is a recipe for disaster. In this deep dive we break down everything you need to know…

What are LWCs?
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Salesforce LWC Master Class (Ep1): What Are Lightning Web Components, when to use them, and why to use them.

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If you are a Salesforce developer (or an admin looking to level up), you’ve likely heard the buzz around Lightning Web Components (LWC). But what exactly are they? Why should you use them over flows or Aura components? And how do you actually build one? In the first episode of the Salesforce LWC Master Class,…

What is the DOM?
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Salesforce LWC Master Class: What is the DOM? (Ep. 2)

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In Episode 2 of the Lightning Web Component Master Class, we’ll tackle a concept that sounds intimidating but is the absolute bedrock of frontend development: The DOM (Document Object Model). If you are a Salesforce developer moving from Apex/Visualforce to LWC, understanding the DOM is crucial because it bridges the gap between the code you…

What is HTML?
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Salesforce LWC Master Class (Ep.3) – What is HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)?

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If you are starting your journey into Salesforce development, particularly with Lightning Web Components (LWC), the syntax can sometimes feel like a foreign language. In this third episode of the Lightning Web Component Master Class, we go back to the absolute building blocks of the web: HTML. Whether you are a complete beginner or an…

LWC Master Class What is CSS?
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Salesforce Lightning Web Component (LWC) Master Class Episode 4: What is CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)?

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Welcome to the fourth installment of the Lightning Web Component (LWC) Master Class. If you’ve been following along, you’ve likely built your first component using HTML. But let’s face it—without styling, even the best code looks like a relic from the early 90s. In this guide, we’re diving into CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). We’ll cover…

Salesforce Development (LWC): How to Communicate between Aura Components and Lightning Web Components Using Custom Events and the Api Decorator
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Salesforce Development (LWC): How to Communicate between Aura Components and Lightning Web Components Using Custom Events and the Api Decorator

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Why Would You Want to Communicate Between Component Types? There are a bunch of reasons it’s beneficial to communicate between component types but the most common ones that I have found are the following: 1) You’re building a new component and realize you need functionality that only Aura Components support, but it’s a very small…

Salesforce Development (LWC) : Creating a configurable Lightning Web Component using Custom Metadata
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Salesforce Development (LWC) : Creating a configurable Lightning Web Component using Custom Metadata

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What is Custom Metadata and why would we create a configurable Lightning Web Component? Custom Metadata is a wonderful thing. You set it up much like a custom object, but you use it for an entirely different purpose. Typically you use custom metadata much like you would utilize a config file in many other development…