Apex

Summary

Apex is a strongly-typed, object-oriented programming language that allows developers to execute flow and transaction control statements on the Salesforce platform server. It is syntactically similar to Java and executes in a managed environment.

Paradigms

object-oriented, imperative

Domains

server-side applications, business applications, cloud computing

Key Features

first-class functions, reflection, decorators/annotations, string interpolation, modules

Typing

static system, strong typing, partial inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled, interpreted

Influenced By

Java, C#

Ratings

File extensions

cls, apex, trigger

External Links

• Apex official site
• Apex jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/salesforce subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories