[Ep 054] Taylor Stewart: Is Custom Code Still Scary? AI’s Impact on Salesforce Development

Custom code used to mean long timelines, high cost, and a nagging fear of what happens when the developer who built it moves on. On this episode of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲, host Greg Banks and co-host 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 sit down with developer 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 to walk through how assistive AI is reshaping Salesforce development, from landing the project to delivering it.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: - Why pre-AI integrations were slow and costly, and what specifically changed - How a full point-to-point integration demo got mocked up in about two hours - Where to draw the line between configuration and custom code - How one developer runs an entire project with AI as BA, PM, and architect𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿: Salesforce developers, admins, architects, and delivery leaders who want a grounded, practitioner view of where AI actually helps in custom development.𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 is a developer at 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 who specializes in integrations and helped pioneer the firm’s use of assistive AI in delivery. Co-host 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 brings the solutions engineering and sales perspective on how this changes the way teams demo and deliver.𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔: Follow the show for more Salesforce at Scale episodes, and catch Taylor speaking on this topic at Witness Success in July.𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀Prompt Engineering on RedditWITness SuccessTaylor Stewart on LinkedIn Allie Nelson on LinkedIn Greg Banks on LinkedIn Jason Fowler Music Cirrius Solutions Salesforce at Scale PlaylistAny Questions: Reach out to us at [email protected]