https://livesey.io/tags/apex/ Posts filed under apex. https://livesey.io/posts/visualforce-pdf-rendering-service-blob-topdf/ urn:uuid:e0940776-f2b8-58bd-a6dc-78d5e4c82e7a Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Blob.toPdf() now uses the Visualforce PDF rendering service. The Apex API is unchanged, but output layout can shift unless you make fonts and print styles explicit. https://livesey.io/posts/graphql-mutations-lwc/ urn:uuid:74e26cd9-ebb5-5ba4-a9a0-67c771500c17 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT GraphQL mutations in API 66.0+ let LWCs create, update, and delete UI API-supported records without Apex for standard CRUD paths. https://livesey.io/posts/record-type-picklist-values-connectapi/ urn:uuid:921b8af5-7d0c-5d52-b24d-6d22edf0b980 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Apex can now fetch all picklist values for a record type directly with ConnectApi.RecordUi.getPicklistValuesByRecordType in API 66.0. https://livesey.io/posts/deploy-apex-components-faster-run-relevant-tests/ urn:uuid:5744d844-3aa2-5ffa-9924-ea7d3265a3fb Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT RunRelevantTests reduces Apex deployment time by running only tests that are relevant to the components in your deployment payload. https://livesey.io/posts/apex-cursors/ urn:uuid:45557772-8af4-5c78-b483-a5e966a0cf99 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT I have been using Apex cursors since they became generally available, and this is where they help in day-to-day Salesforce work.