Koster CX — Technical BlogTechnical insights, Salesforce development patterns, web architecture, and infrastructure notes by Koster CX.https://koster.cx/en-gbBuilding the Salesforce Appointment Scheduler: Architecture & Series Indexhttps://koster.cx/blog/building-salesforce-appointment-scheduler-series/https://koster.cx/blog/building-salesforce-appointment-scheduler-series/A complete architectural breakdown of the Salesforce Appointment Scheduler and the master index for our hands-on engineering series powered by the Hob CLI.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 7: One Command to Rule Them All — The Complete Dev Org Setup with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-7-one-command-dev-org-setup/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-7-one-command-dev-org-setup/From zero to a fully deployed, permission-assigned, seeded, and tested development environment in a single command: hearth management, scratch org kindling, and lifecycle hygiene.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 6: Building Modern Lightning UIs Fast — Scaffolded LWCs with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-6-modern-lightning-ui-scaffolded-lwcs/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-6-modern-lightning-ui-scaffolded-lwcs/Assembling a multi-step appointment booking wizard with reactive state machines, custom event composition, and Lightning App packaging using Hob.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 5: Architecture by Default — Separation of Concerns with Hob Triggershttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-5-separation-of-concerns-triggers/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-5-separation-of-concerns-triggers/Eliminating trigger anti-patterns, automating customer confirmation emails, and generating native Salesforce Tasks using scaffolded trigger handlers.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 4: High-Velocity TDD — Companion Test Scaffolding with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-4-high-velocity-tdd-services/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-4-high-velocity-tdd-services/Building core Salesforce domain services with concurrency row-locking, native proximity ranking, and test-driven companion classes using Hob.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 3: Standardizing Test Hygiene — In-Memory vs DML Factories with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-3-in-memory-test-factories/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-3-in-memory-test-factories/Taming Salesforce governor limits and eliminating bloated TestUtility classes with in-memory build vs database create test factories and scratch org seed fixtures.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 2: Instant Least-Privilege Access — Generating Permission Sets with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-2-least-privilege-permission-sets/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-2-least-privilege-permission-sets/Moving beyond System Administrator profiles by scaffolding granular multi-object permission sets, handling required field FLS rules, and configuring record types with Hob.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTEliminating Salesforce XML Fatigue: CLI Schema Scaffolding with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/eliminating-salesforce-xml-fatigue-cli-schema-scaffolding-with-hob/https://koster.cx/blog/eliminating-salesforce-xml-fatigue-cli-schema-scaffolding-with-hob/Why manually authoring Salesforce metadata XML kills developer flow, and how Hob brings instantaneous CLI schema scaffolding to custom objects, fields, and metadata.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCreating a Fast, Modern Website with Astro, Tailwind CSS, and Cloudflarehttps://koster.cx/blog/creating-a-fast-modern-website-with-astro-tailwind-css-and-cloudflare/https://koster.cx/blog/creating-a-fast-modern-website-with-astro-tailwind-css-and-cloudflare/How combining Astro's zero-JavaScript default, Tailwind CSS's utility styling, and Cloudflare Pages' global edge network delivers blazing speed, rock-solid security, and near-zero running costs.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHandling Salesforce Governor Limits in High-Volume REST APIshttps://koster.cx/blog/handling-salesforce-governor-limits-in-rest-apis/https://koster.cx/blog/handling-salesforce-governor-limits-in-rest-apis/Architectural strategies for designing resilient Salesforce REST integrations without triggering CPU timeout or SOQL query limit exceptions.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPart 1: Eliminating Salesforce XML Fatigue — CLI Schema Scaffolding with Hobhttps://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-1-schema-scaffolding/https://koster.cx/blog/salesforce-appointment-scheduler-part-1-schema-scaffolding/Scaffolding the multi-location Salesforce Appointment Scheduler domain model, lookups, and compound geolocation fields in minutes using the Hob CLI.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy We Avoid Heavy CMS Platforms for Modern Brochure Websiteshttps://koster.cx/blog/why-we-avoid-heavy-cms-for-brochure-sites/https://koster.cx/blog/why-we-avoid-heavy-cms-for-brochure-sites/Why static site architecture, Git-based workflows, and edge delivery outperform database-backed CMS platforms in speed, security, and long-term operating costs.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTContainerising Legacy Applications: A Pragmatic Approach with Dockerhttps://koster.cx/blog/containerising-legacy-applications-with-docker/https://koster.cx/blog/containerising-legacy-applications-with-docker/How to isolate, stabilise, and modernise legacy web services using minimal Docker Compose setups without rewriting existing codebases from scratch.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT