What are Unlocked Packages and why should I care about them in 2023? Salesforce DX was made generally available in the Winter ’18 release and was advertised as an improvement to the Developer Experience (DX) on the Salesforce platform. One of the premier features of Salesforce DX is Unlocked Packages and yet in 2023 there still seems to be a fair bit of confusion around what Unlocked Packages are and how they fulfill the promise of Salesforce DX. In this session, I will talk about how Unlocked Packages are the key to Salesforce DX, talk about Thrivent’s journey in using Unlocked Packages, and provide a live demo for creating an Unlocked Package.
