When it comes to troubleshooting bugs, code is king. The Salesforce development community can be an invaluable resource, but it's hard for others to assist you without being able to view, edit, and execute your source code. Join us as we introduce Spark, a new code playground for Salesforce Lightning components where developers can crowdsource solutions and debug issues collaboratively.

1. Spark
​ Scott Covert
​ Tython
​ scottbcovert@gmail.com
​ @scottbcovert
jsFiddle Meets Salesforce Lightning

2. Scott Covert
President, Tython
scottbcovert@gmail.com
@scottbcovert

3. Code Collaboratively Hive Mind Share Executable Code
Key Takeaways

4. • Astro is the product manager for our dev team.
• He has asked us to build him a new racecar app.
• Astro wants us to make it a Salesforce Lightning app.
Astro’s Racecar Challenge

5. ​ 1. We have been given a tight deadline.
​ 2. Our team has limited experience.
​ 3. We deal with disconnected development silos.
Building Astro’s Racecar

6. Code Collaboratively
• Lightning apps are meant to
be chunked into
components.
• This offers code reusability/
portability and divides up
the workload.
• Pair programming can be
an effective technique for
inexperienced teams.

7. ​ 1. We have been given a tight deadline.
​ 2. Our team has limited experience.
​ 3. We deal with disconnected development silos.
Building Astro’s Racecar

8. Hive Mind
• Crowdsourcing allows you
to draw on the collective
minds and talents of the
entire community.
• Developers can easily share
code with others via GitHub,
a cloud repository service.

9. ​ 1. We have been given a tight deadline.
​ 2. Our team has limited experience.
​ 3. We deal with disconnected development silos.
Building Astro’s Racecar

10. Code Playgrounds
• Code playgrounds allow you
to share and execute
snippets of code.
• They are commonly used by
web developers during
development roadblocks.
• Salesforce developers need
a code playground for
debugging Lightning apps.

11. Salesforce Lightning Components
• Lightning components stem
from the open source Aura
UI framework.
• Lightning components run
on Apex, but Aura
components run on Java.
• Aura apps can be compiled
and run outside of
Salesforce.

12. DigitalOcean
• Docker packages apps
into standardized
containers.
• Dokku allows you to
create a private, mini-
Heroku through Docker.
MEAN.JS Docker Dokku
• DigitalOcean offers
simple, inexpensive
cloud hosting.
Spark
• MEAN.JS is a full-stack
JavaScript solution for
building web apps that
use MongoDB,
Express, AngularJS,
and Node.js.

13. Broken Lightning App
Code Sample #1

14. Create a Spark
Demo #1

15. ​ 1. We have been given a tight deadline.
​ 2. Our team has limited experience.
​ 3. We deal with disconnected development silos.
Building Astro’s Racecar

16. Spark Source Code
Code Sample #2

17. Running Spark Locally
Demo #2

18. Code Collaboratively Hive Mind Share Executable Code
Key Takeaways

19. Scott Covert
President, Tython
scottbcovert@gmail.com
@scottbcovert

20. Thank you