Sandboxes versus scratch orgs
Scratch orgs and Salesforce developer sandboxes serve similar purposes in providing environments for development and testing; however, they differ in several key aspects, which we will discuss here.
Sandboxes
Salesforce sandboxes are a copy of your Salesforce environment, including metadata and customizations. Sandboxes are typically used for testing and development purposes such as creating and testing new features, integrating with other systems, or replicating production issues. Developers can use sandboxes to test new features or customizations without affecting the production environment. Sandboxes can also be used for training and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure that changes are thoroughly tested before deployment. Additionally, sandboxes can be used for integration testing, disaster recovery, and as a backup in case of data loss or system failure.
Salesforce sandboxes are used for development and testing, and four different types...