To develop Apex, you can use different development tools—some of them are free, and for some, you need to pay. Now, you might be wondering which one of these is the best, or you might be wondering which one you should choose. The answer to this is that it depends on your personal taste and what kind of use you prefer. It can be Salesforce DX, admin plus developer tasks, a more visual interface, or a less command line.
The following is an overview of the different tools, which are used by 95% of Salesforce developers:
- Welkin Suite (https://welkinsuite.com): A Force.com IDE for administrator and developer tasks in Salesforce, which is based on Visual Studio. No additional software is required. A free trial is available.
- Illuminated Cloud (http://www.illuminatedcloud.com): A Force.com IDE for developers, where you can write the code and manage the full...
