The Salesforce Heroku Developer exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with necessary information about the Heroku Developer exam. It includes exam summary, sample questions, practice test, objectives and ways to interpret the exam objectives to enable candidates to assess the types of questions-answers that may be asked during the Salesforce Heroku Developer Accredited Professional exam.
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Salesforce Heroku Developer Exam Summary:
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Exam Name
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Salesforce Heroku Developer Accredited Professional |
| Exam Code | Heroku Developer |
| Exam Price |
Registration fee: USD 150 Retake fee: USD 150 |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Number of Questions | 60 |
| Passing Score | 68% |
| Recommended Training / Books | Heroku Developer Curriculum |
| Schedule Exam | Kryterion Webassessor |
| Sample Questions | Salesforce Heroku Developer Sample Questions |
| Recommended Practice | Salesforce Heroku Developer Accredited Professional Practice Test |
Salesforce Heroku Developer Syllabus:
| Section | Objectives | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Heroku Platform: Apps and Runtime |
- Understand Heroku Dynos and their types - Understanding of various process types Heroku Supports - Understanding of various building blocks of Heroku Application |
12% |
| Heroku Platform: Building and Deployment |
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basics behind building and deploying apps on Heroku, including the role of buildpacks in slug creation. - Choose the correct Buildpacks to support a specific use case. Knows when to layer several buildpacks to provide advanced functionality |
8% |
| Heroku Platform - Operations |
- Designing scalable solutions that are performant even during high traffic events. - Understand scaling and high traffic concerns on the Heroku Platform, and can appraise the various ways in which Heroku apps can be scaled. |
12% |
| Heroku Platform - Elements |
- Design and deploy solutions using add-ons - Understanding of Elements Marketplace, including various add-ons, buildpacks, and Heroku Buttons |
3% |
| Continuous Delivery - Pipelines, Review Apps and CI |
- Understand how Heroku Flows works and how it enables teams to streamline the app release process using modern CI/CD tools. - Using Heroku Pipelines and Review Apps in Application Dev Lifecycle |
10% |
| Data: Redis, Postgres, and Data Clips |
- Understands when Redis is an appropriate solution for various use cases. - Understanding of Heroku Postgres and its features, including follower and fork database, data handling, and security. - Understanding of Dataclips and how they can be used. |
8% |
| Data - Kafka & Add-ons |
- Demonstrates familiarity with designing solutions that use Apache Kafka and Apache Kafka topics to facilitate streaming communication between applications, services, and/or functions. - Understanding of third-party add-ons, how apps use them - Understanding of when an add-on is an appropriate solution for various use cases. |
8% |
| Security - SSL, Certs and ACM |
- Designing Secured Complaint Solution on Heroku. - Understanding of different SSL options available in Heroku. - Understanding of ACM and its importance |
13% |
| Integrations - Heroku Connect, API and Webhooks |
- Design solutions on Heroku that can integrate with Core Salesforce using Heroku Connect. - Understands Heroku Connect and its features, including which Salesforce APIs, and Write algorithm it supports. - Knowledge of APIs, and how to configure webhooks in Heroku to subscribe various events. |
13% |
| Architecting Apps - 12 Factor Methodology |
- Understanding of 12 Factor Methodology - Recommend architectures that use the twelve-factor app methodology correctly. |
13% |