Member-only story
Objects, Relationships, and the Cat
Published with permission from Dan Appleman
People who know of my work in the Windows world sometimes ask me how I, a “real” programmer and former Microsoft MVP, could become so involved with Salesforce development. I thought I’d write a different kind of article highlighting one of the Salesforce platform features that I find compelling — and that makes Salesforce, for me, a serious platform for software development. Instead of the usual “dry” technical article, I present to you a story — a work of fiction (except for the technology, which is all true).
My housemate’s voice just barely infringed on my attention. “They deleted a field!” he yelled.
It wasn’t enough to distract me from my latest binge-watching effort.
“THEY DELETED A FIELD!”
The second time I couldn’t ignore him. I turned around to find quite a sight. He was on his feet shouting at the screen. Worse yet, he disturbed the cat, who decided I was the safest refuge. I reached for another allergy pill. Why we got a cat given my allergies, I have no idea.
“What’s going on?” I asked, trying to sound supportive. We’d both been working from home, sheltering in place for several months now, and I counted myself lucky — we still got along. Still, better him shouting at some remote miscreant than at me…
