In this session, led by the Apex product managers, explore upcoming features, like Apex cursors, improvements to testing on the platform, Agentforce tooling, and solutions for scaling your compute.
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Apex Roadmap: What’s New and What’s Coming
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, Product Management Director, Apex, Salesforce
, Application Engineering Manager, Google
Role: Developer
Industry: Technology
Product: Agentforce 360 Platform
Session Level: Intermediate
Session Type: Breakout
Session Summary: The session provided an in-depth look at upcoming innovations and enhancements in Apex, focusing on features aimed at improving developer efficiency and scalability. Key highlights included the introduction of string interpolation for dynamic formula evaluation in Summer '25, the Winter '26 release of Apex Doc as a standardized documentation format, and the general availability of Heroku App Link for extending Salesforce compute capabilities. Additionally, the session covered the potential of cursors in handling large data sets, enhancements to integration with external services, and significant testing improvements, such as the Unified Testing API and the upcoming 'Run Relevant Tests' feature, which promises up to a 99% reduction in test execution time. These advancements demonstrate Salesforce's commitment to streamlining development processes and enhancing the platform's robustness for enterprise-level applications.
Key Takeaways:
• String interpolation in Apex will simplify dynamic formula evaluation, reducing developer effort and improving code readability, starting in Summer '25.
• The 'Run Relevant Tests' feature, launching in beta in Spring '26, aims to optimize test execution during deployments, potentially reducing test run times by up to 99%.
• Heroku App Link, now generally available, allows developers to leverage external languages like Python and JavaScript for compute-heavy operations while maintaining Salesforce security context.
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