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170: Apex Kit with Kevin Poorman

Kevin Poorman is a Salesforce Architect over at Chief. He is joining us in this episode to talk about one of his newest projects, Apex Kit. Apex Kit is a library of tools that all help developers do repeated actions accurately and securely.

In our conversation, Kevin and I talk about his backstory and some of his career history. We also dive deeper into Apex Kit and get a full understanding of it. Enjoy this intriguing conversation with Kevin Poorman!

Show Highlights:

  • Where the idea for Apex Kit came from.
  • How Apex Kit works.
  • The connection between Apex Recipes and Apex Kit.
  • What promises in code are.
  • How promises get built into Apex.
  • What polyfills are and how they work within Apex Kit.
  • The function of Ouroboros in Apex Kit.
  • The difference between a ULID and a UUID and a use case for a ULID.

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