My first foray into Salesforce was probably 5-6 years ago, and I was working on a proof of concept app for a large client who was considering moving to Salesforce as their application development platform. Here’s the other reason so many “Devs” have the 401 Cert only it is so easy to get.
This headache was enough to keep me, James and many like us on the sidelines sticking with our 401 Certifications. Even if you passed the multiple choice exam today, it could be months before you could enroll and complete the programming assignment. However, registration for the programming assignment is only open during specific times during the year, and spots fill up quickly. The multiple choice exam is easy enough to schedule and it is challenging, but not insurmountable, for most Salesforce developers worth their salt. The 501 Certification has two parts: a multiple choice exam and a programming assignment. Let’s back up a little bit and explore the reason why so many good developers only have a 401 Certification (as opposed to the 501 Advanced Developer Certification). Herein lies the fundamental problem with the Certified Developer certification: you don’t need to know how to code anything to get it. In those instances, you usually call in a Salesforce Developer/Engineer. clickable) platform, but sometimes you have to code some Apex (like Triggers, Controllers and Web service callouts) or some Visualforce (Custom UI, JavaScript Single Page App, etc.) to deliver your solution.
Salesforce packs a lot of power into its declarative (i.e. I agree with the mantra of “clicks over code”, and I preach it as much as I can. There’s a wide gap between those three populations, and that’s why I am glad to see this “Developer” certification go away. Some of the weakest Salesforce developers I have encountered also had 401 Dev Certs. the 401 Dev Cert, and it’s his only Salesforce certification). One of the best Salesforce developers I ever met (let’s call him James to keep it anonymous) has the Certified Developer certification (a.k.a.
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