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Visualforce vs Lightning Web Components

Developers should learn Visualforce when building custom applications, portals, or complex user interfaces within the Salesforce ecosystem, as it provides a native way to create tailored solutions that leverage Salesforce data and logic meets developers should learn lwc when building applications on the salesforce platform, as it is the primary ui framework for salesforce lightning experience, enabling the creation of dynamic, responsive, and performant user interfaces. Here's our take.

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Visualforce

Developers should learn Visualforce when building custom applications, portals, or complex user interfaces within the Salesforce ecosystem, as it provides a native way to create tailored solutions that leverage Salesforce data and logic

Visualforce

Nice Pick

Developers should learn Visualforce when building custom applications, portals, or complex user interfaces within the Salesforce ecosystem, as it provides a native way to create tailored solutions that leverage Salesforce data and logic

Pros

  • +It is particularly useful for scenarios requiring advanced UI customization beyond standard Salesforce configuration, such as creating customer portals, custom dashboards, or complex data entry forms
  • +Related to: apex, salesforce-platform

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Lightning Web Components

Developers should learn LWC when building applications on the Salesforce platform, as it is the primary UI framework for Salesforce Lightning Experience, enabling the creation of dynamic, responsive, and performant user interfaces

Pros

  • +It is essential for customizing Salesforce apps, developing Lightning apps, or building standalone web components that interact with Salesforce APIs, making it a key skill for Salesforce developers and those in enterprise environments using Salesforce ecosystems
  • +Related to: salesforce, javascript

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Visualforce if: You want it is particularly useful for scenarios requiring advanced ui customization beyond standard salesforce configuration, such as creating customer portals, custom dashboards, or complex data entry forms and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Lightning Web Components if: You prioritize it is essential for customizing salesforce apps, developing lightning apps, or building standalone web components that interact with salesforce apis, making it a key skill for salesforce developers and those in enterprise environments using salesforce ecosystems over what Visualforce offers.

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The Bottom Line
Visualforce wins

Developers should learn Visualforce when building custom applications, portals, or complex user interfaces within the Salesforce ecosystem, as it provides a native way to create tailored solutions that leverage Salesforce data and logic

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