Many of you may aware of the new certifications from Salesforce after Summer’15. Please check this link for more information (here).
I want to share my experience in preparing for the Developer II exam. I recently cleared the exam on 5th of December 2015 (Developer II Transition Exam). You can get the study guide for the exam here, but I didn’t feel it is helpful for the preparation. Because, the questions are from everywhere, as you have covered most of it in Developer1 exam, you need to prepare more in depth for the Developer II.
The pass percentage is just 63%. Looks easy but the questions are very tricky. But, if you prepare well with the following topics then it will help you to clear at the first shot.
Here is what you have to prepare,
- Read about SOAP and REST implementation. Know about the limits. How to write the Test classes for SOAP and REST using the Mock classes.
- @InvocableMethod and @InvocableVariable
- Apex Governor Limits.
- Implement the Lightning Application in a new Dev Org. You can find Lightning pdf here. Understand the Lightning Component very well.
- Apex Test class best practice.
- @testSetup considerations
- apex:chart
- Using Webservice keyword and considerations
- Aggregate Queries
- Look into apex:actionSupport, apex:actionFunction, apex:actionPoller, apex:remoteObjects
- Automation Tools - Lighting ProcessBuilder, Flows, Workflow and Approval Process.
- Go through the Apex Language Reference PDF and VF PDF.
Also, there are many scenario based questions to test your knowledge to use the best practices.
Hope this helps to clear your Developer II exam. If you have any questions please comment below. I will get back to you.
All The Best!!
