Rachel Soderberg

Rachel Soderberg @rachelsoderberg

About: I'm a Software Developer who loves working with C#.NET and Salesforce. In my free time I lift weights, do martial arts, and play video games.

Location:
Fort Worth, TX
Joined:
Dec 18, 2018

Rachel Soderberg
articles - 46 total

Creating a Record Using C# .NET and the Salesforce REST API

We use the application we have been building in this series to create a new Account in our Salesforce org.

Learn More 10 3Aug 25 '20

Updating a Record Using C# .NET and the Salesforce REST API

We use the application we have been building in this series to update an Account in our Salesforce org using the id.

Learn More 9 6Jul 14 '20

Querying a Record Using C# .NET and the Salesforce REST API

We use the application we built in part 1 to query an Account from our Salesforce org and return the id.

Learn More 21 1Jun 11 '20

Integrating C# .NET and Salesforce's REST API

I walk the reader through setting up their Salesforce org and C# .NET application to successfully authenticate and login using the Salesforce REST API.

Learn More 49 8Apr 30 '20

I "Game-ified" My To-Do List to Help with my Work-Life Balance

How I'm keeping my sanity and productivity as I get used to working from home during our world's pandemic.

Learn More 10 0Mar 20 '20

Dungeons & Dragons Max Hit Points Calculator

In this post I'm sharing a fun little project I built to save some time in D&D when determining HP as my characters level up.

Learn More 11 3Feb 14 '20

Error: Actions Not Showing Up As Buttons On Lightning Pages

Resolving object-specific actions not showing up on Lightning Pages after creation, when Chatter/Feed Tracking is enabled.

Learn More 16 0Feb 3 '20

Replace "URL Hacking" With Salesforce Actions

A tutorial that teaches the reader how to replace their URL hack buttons with Salesforce Actions.

Learn More 8 0Jan 22 '20

Hello! I've Missed You All!

A brief re-introduction of myself

Learn More 9 1Jan 13 '20

Update Salesforce Fields With A Button Click (Salesforce Classic)

Salesforce fields can be updated with a simple click of a button! I walk the reader through the steps of implementing a button-click field update.

Learn More 4 1Sep 23 '19

Recommend A Software Project Management Book?

Hello! I'm looking for a few great books to improve my skills at Software Project Management....

Learn More 6 7Sep 12 '19

How I Am Getting Out From Under My Student Debt

Details of the strategies I have used to pay down a significant portion of debt from my degree program in the last year and a half.

Learn More 20 10Sep 9 '19

Is Object-Oriented Programming "Dangerous"?

I found an interesting article while browsing HackerNews regarding the downfalls of Object-Oriented Programming and wanted to discuss it with the community.

Learn More 55 63Aug 26 '19

When the Manager Goes Out of Town...

A brief story about my experiences while my manager was away on vacation for a work week.

Learn More 6 0Aug 12 '19

Comparing SQL Views and Stored Procedures

My workplace uses a large number of stored procedures and views in our data management and as a...

Learn More 70 5Aug 5 '19

Create a Simple Web Scraper in C#

Web scraping is a skill that can come in handy in a number of situations, mainly when you need to get...

Learn More 76 26Jul 29 '19

Pinning Articles?

I was browsing a fellow member's Dev.to profile and saw they had several of their articles pinned to...

Learn More 5 2Jul 19 '19

Why You Should Update LinkedIn Regularly

I go into several reasons why everyone should be regularly signing in and updating their LinkedIn account.

Learn More 26 2Jul 19 '19

Book Review: Managing Humans by Michael Lopp

A review of "Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager" by Michael Lopp.

Learn More 6 2Jul 12 '19

Halfway Through 2019! New Years' Goals/Resolutions Check-In

I share an update on how my goals are going since the start of the year and hope to help keep myself and everyone else accountable so we have a strong second half of the year ahead of us!

Learn More 11 3Jul 5 '19

Resolving "LOGIN_MUST_USE_SECURITY_TOKEN" Error

How to resolve the common Salesforce SoapException "Login_MUST_USE_SECURITY_TOKEN" without resetting your Salesforce Security Token

Learn More 9 0Jun 28 '19

Why Are Some Problems More Satisfying to Solve Than Others?

My manager and I were having a discussion about this yesterday and I wanted to bring it up to a...

Learn More 6 3Jun 21 '19

Developer Vs. Engineer

Do you consider yourself to be a Software Developer? A Software Engineer? Something else? I dive into the controversy that's been going on with the title "Software Engineer" and give my own take on it.

Learn More 42 11Jun 16 '19

The Importance of Habit

What are habits, how can we build good ones, and how can we the bad ones?

Learn More 72 5Jun 7 '19

How Long Should Junior Developers Introduce Themselves As "Junior Developers"?

An opinion & discussion piece discussing the concept of job titles and potential self-imposed limitations.

Learn More 46 20May 31 '19

Bug: SQL Stored Procedure Returning -1 in Entity Framework

I go into the details of a bug with Entity Framework that I had to tackle last week to get a SQL Stored Procedure working correctly.

Learn More 5 0May 24 '19

Baby Animals Are Cute

Hello everyone! I took a couple of days off work to celebrate another year safely around the sun...

Learn More 4 7May 18 '19

Salesforce Fields Not Updating With C# Web Service

Salesforce has a number of different field types that can be modified programmatically and I wanted to share my discovery on how to make changes to any non-text/number fields (what I call "special" fields).

Learn More 5 0May 10 '19

Writing Good Method & Variable Names

What makes a good name for methods and variables and why is it important to spend time getting them right?

Learn More 107 24May 3 '19

Adding a Salesforce Object Record in C#

This week I teach the reader how to create new records for their Salesforce objects using an external C# application, such as a WCF Web Service

Learn More 6 1Apr 26 '19