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Salesforce Developer Tutorial - How to use the Apex Replay Debugger to Debug FAST in VSCode

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Premiered Apr 24, 2026
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In this episode we go over how to enable debug logging within visual studio code and how to utilize the Apex Replay Debugger to debug your Apex code faster than you've ever been able to in the past! We also go over how to visualize your stack trace using the Apex Log Analysis tool! Replay Debugger Documentation and Limitations: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/sfvscode-extensions/guide/replay-debugger.html Schedule Salesforce Consulting Time With Me Here: https://calendly.com/codingwiththeforce/60minuteconsult Please consider donating to help continue to improve the content produced for Coding With The Force: https://www.paypal.com/donate?business=RNHEF8ZWKKLDG&currency_code=USD Get Coding With The Force Merch Here: https://my-store-d20559.creator-spring.com/ Follow all of our social media here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CodingWithTheForce Github: https://github.com/Coding-With-The-Force Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codingwiththeforce/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coding_Force Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codingwiththeforce/ Salesforce development books I recommend: Advanced Apex Programming: https://amzn.to/3lXi8to Salesforce Lightning Platform Enterprise Architecture: https://amzn.to/2R0D4BQ Mastering Salesforce DevOps: https://amzn.to/3lTtTRN Good Non-SF Specific Development Books: Clean Code: https://amzn.to/35PuMDU Clean Architecture: https://amzn.to/35FYo6A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: 0:00 - Intro 2:49 - Why use the Apex Replay Debugger? 6:10 - How to setup debug logging/tracing in vscode 8:40 - How to get debug logs to show up in your vscode project 11:48 - How to use the apex replay debugger 12:43 - How to setup break points on your apex classes 15:41 - Running the apex replay debugger 20:30 - Apex replay debugger limitations 22:39 - How to view your Apex Log Analysis 25:26 - Outro DISCLAIMER: The views and ideas expressed on this YouTube channel and blog are based on past development experiences and may not always work for your particular scenarios. The advice in these videos may also become outdated as technology advances. They should be used as examples for educational purposes only. Using any shown solutions in your own org is not advisable since they are example scenarios. #salesforce #salesforcedeveloper #salesforceadmin

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