Andrés Catalán

Andrés Catalán

Point Breeze, Philadelphia, PA
Jan
18
On the inevitability of education for AI

On the inevitability of education for AI

Inevitably, AI will impact us Evolutionary psychology provides us with an intriguing insight into why certain behaviors persist in human
5 min read
Sep
26
On the retirement of Salesforce Functions

On the retirement of Salesforce Functions

Salesforce Functions will be discontinued in 2025. The announcement was quite unexpected. Was it surprising, though?
4 min read
Sep
21
On Einstein 1 and Data Cloud

On Einstein 1 and Data Cloud

Was Dreamforce 2023 "the world's largest AI event"? I (clickbaitingly) disagree.
4 min read
Mar
05
Inheritance and entity interfaces

Inheritance and entity interfaces

Entity interfaces could be one of the most transformative-yet-unreleased Salesforce features that you did not know that you needed! Let's take a closer look.
6 min read
Jan
10
Coffee notes

Coffee notes

These are a few stray notes from a Dreamforce 2019 session on architecture led by Peter Coffee. Hopefully you will find them insightful.
1 min read
Jan
05
On writing tests

On writing tests

Looking for inspiration from old philosophical texts on why and when it is a good time to write tests.
1 min read
Jan
01
On schedules and hammers

On schedules and hammers

What could go wrong if we tried to build an airline's scheduling engine on top of the Salesforce core platform?
3 min read
Dec
13
On the fence

On the fence

G. K. Chesterton and Marshall McLuhan walk into a bar, and they have a chat about test-driven development, architecture, and the Prime Directive.
2 min read
Dec
13
Find your tribe

Find your tribe

So you want to get certified. The easiest path to get Salesforce certified is to work for a Salesforce partner. But it is not the only way.
2 min read
Dec
12
Home field advantage

Home field advantage

So you want to get certified. You should totally get a webcam and gain home field advantage.
2 min read