Any recommendations on where to get a good grounding in computer science concepts and terminology? I work on Salesforce implementations, but come from a non-technical background, so looking to... ctd

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Always more complex than the functional expects. Never truly as complex as the developer leads you to believe.

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If you're not wanting to learn to code, one of your best resources might be the senior coders and architects on your projects. A series of lunches/coffees where you talk sit what concepts are can go a long way to understanding how things work if you're not looking to learn how to write the code. These can be useful in bridging the gap between how complex you might see the requirements and how complex the coders see them.

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Udemy.com course by Deepika

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I'm a computer science major, and I learned a lot of my programming languages from Lynda.com. I will warn, however, that they actually teach you how to code, so if you're just looking for an overview or high level concepts, they may not be as helpful

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Or take a community college course or two.

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I agree with P1. If you’re not learning what you need by Trailhead, check a few of the blogging intro to coding websites like sfdc99.com, etc. most of that is on the job learning experience. Take one of those developers or integration specialist out to lunch and soak up gheir knowledge!

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Build my knowledge on important topics beyond what I’ve picked up on the job.

Thanks all. Not so much looking to learn how to code, but at least understand what can be done/how complex it is would be good to know in relation to coding.

It’s a very broad subject! Build from base - networking, is (basic Linux) virtualization, database concept, web apps, cloud (IaaS,Paas, SaaS) with some python, JS, etc sprinkled in)

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Trailhead should have some apex trails

I've worked on a number of SalesForce implementations. Why would you need grounding in Computer Science?

@P1 - just looking to broaden my skillset. The work I do is increasingly outside of “pure” Salesforce work - integrations (APIs), Services, custom front end work for portals, Heroku, encryption requirements...etc

Also, a community college course on coding is somewhat painless if you don’t travel (if you want coding).

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