This document introduces Salesforce DX, a set of tools and processes that allow developers to use source-driven development practices for building on the Salesforce platform. It discusses how Salesforce DX enables principles of modern software delivery like source-driven development, team collaboration, continuous integration and delivery. It also summarizes how Salesforce DX provides tools and processes to improve the developer experience across the application lifecycle from planning to releasing code. Finally, it provides instructions on getting started with Salesforce DX.

1. Getting started
with Salesforce DX
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2. Principles of Modern Software Delivery
Building a world-class software factory
Environments
are easily
created and
disposable
Metadata
and code are
modular
Flexible
packaging
supports agile
distribution
model
Everything is
driven from
source code
Development is
organized
around team
collaboration
Development is
based on open
standards and
extensibility
Processes and
tools facilitate
continuous
delivery

3. Introducing Salesforce DX
Build together and deliver continuously
Source-driven development
Greater agility to test out features with confidence
Team collaboration
Increased dev productivity, faster time to market
Continuous integration and delivery
Higher quality code, more automation
Open and prescriptive
Build with the tools and processes you know and love;
bring together Lightning, Force.com, and Heroku
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4. Transforming Salesforce Development
Empowering developers, admins and ISVs
Source-driven
Development
IDEs, Text Editors,
Language Services
Reimagined
Packaging
Pipelines for
Continuous Delivery
Continuous
Integration
Partial/Full
Sandboxes
Enhanced
Salesforce CLI
Ephemeral
Scratch Orgs

5. Improve the Developer Experience
Across ALM
Plan
Code
BuildTest
Release
CLI for integration
with 3rd party editors
Scratch orgs for
devs, built off of
source
Continuous Delivery/
build automation
Continuous
integration with test
automation
Sandboxes for
performance testing,
UAT, staging
Packaging to
streamline
delivery to prod
VCS as the
source of truth
IDEs, Text
Editors,
Language
Services

6. Salesforce DX starts by delivering a suite of modern tools and processes for professional developers
Build with the tools you already know and love
No Code Code
Low Code
Admin
IT Dev
Pro Dev
Source of Truth
Development Process
Delivery Model
Org
Monolithic
Manual
Version Control
Modular
Automated
Build Together

7. Modularizing your code
Organizing configurations, dependencies and metadata into projects

11. Get Started with Salesforce DX Today
Enable
Dev Hub
in a Production or
Business Org
From Setup, search on
“Dev Hub” and then click
Enabled.
Get a
Trial Org
with Dev Hub
Enabled
30 day Free Trial
Sign Up at:
https://sfdc.co/DX-
Trial-Org
Two easy ways to get started

12. Become a Salesforce DX Trailblazer
Earn 4 new badges with the Getting Started with Salesforce DX Trail
Salesforce DX
Development Model
Git Basics
Continuous
Integration using
Salesforce DX
App Development
with Salesforce DX
Unlocked Packages
for Customers

13. 15th November 2018