Salesforce, Code Builder is now generally available, bringing open, modern, and flexible development tools into a new web-based integrated development environment (IDE). Now, developers, admins, and architects can boost productivity and creativity by accessing the latest Salesforce tooling. This includes developer extensions, such as Einstein for Developers to convert natural language to code using generative AI, and others on the Open VSX marketplace to quickly customize their CRM directly from a browser.
Why it’s relevant: Nearly two-thirds of IT departments are having trouble meeting business demands, and nearly three-quarters of IT leaders say that finding talent is harder than ever. According to a McKinsey report, however, organizations with top-tier tools are bucking those trends, with 65% saying they are more innovative as a result of having them, and 47% seeing a rise in developer satisfaction and retention rates.
Innovation in action: Salesforce Code Builder is pre-configured and uniquely optimized with the latest Salesforce languages and frameworks, allowing development teams to access a consistent IDE across any machine, whether they are remote or on-site. And with no software installations required, developers can spend more time on development than software maintenance.
Salesforce Code Builder helps developers, admins, and architects to:
- Start customizing Salesforce from their browser with just a few clicks: Developers can deploy web-IDE preloaded with Salesforce extensions, CLI, languages, and frameworks (such as Lightning Web Components, Apex, SOQL queries, and more). No installation, configuration, or updates are required to access these features.
- Accelerate development with generative AI: Developers can code faster and boost their productivity by using generative AI with Einstein for Developers to generate, test, debug, refactor code, and more. Einstein for Developers is built specifically for Salesforce languages and frameworks and is available via a separate extension.
- Build with flexibility and familiarity: Developers can customize Code Builder with third-party extensions from the Open VSX marketplace — a community driven, open platform for publishing and consuming VS Code extensions — creating a feature-rich IDE experience that supports DevOps workflows and source-driven development.
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