Tag Archives: Salesforce Development Best Practices

Apex Cursors vs. Batch Apex: Which Salesforce Data Processing Approach Should You Use?

Processing large volumes of records is a common requirement in Salesforce. Traditionally, Batch Apex has been the preferred approach for processing large datasets asynchronously. With the introduction of Apex Cursors, developers now have another option for working with large SOQL result sets. Apex Cursors became generally available in Spring ’26 (API version 66.0) and provide… Read More »

How to Write Bulkified Apex Code in Salesforce to Avoid Governor Limits

Salesforce runs Apex in a multi-tenant environment, where multiple organizations share the same computing resources. To ensure fair resource usage and maintain platform performance, Salesforce enforces Governor Limits hard limits on database operations, CPU usage, and memory consumption. Some of the most important governor limits include: This is where Bulkification becomes essential. Bulkification is the… Read More »

How to Use Marker Interfaces in Salesforce Apex (With Practical Examples)

If you’ve spent time in the Java ecosystem, you’ve likely come across marker interfaces. Surprisingly, this design pattern is rarely discussed in Salesforce Apex development. There’s no dedicated documentation page or widespread community discussion, making it an underrated yet valuable concept for Apex developers. In this blog, we’ll explore what marker interfaces are, how Salesforce… Read More »

The Apex Annotation Trap in Salesforce: @AuraEnabled vs @InvocableMethod Explained

Salesforce Apex annotations may look simple at first glance, but choosing the wrong one can silently introduce performance issues, scalability limitations, and long-term technical debt. A single annotation – @AuraEnabled or @InvocableMethod – defines how your Apex logic interacts with Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Salesforce Flow, and misusing them can quickly push your solution… Read More »