Salesforce LWC for Beginners: Build Lightning Web Components

Name: Salesforce LWC for Beginners: Build Lightning Web Components
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Practical Salesforce LWC course: Master Lightning Web Components with real-world projects.

Created byYashad Tayal

Last updated 8/2025

English

What you'll learn

Set up a Salesforce development environment
Create and structure Lightning Web Components
Implement data binding in LWC
Use LWC decorators (@track, @api, @wire)
Handle custom events in Lightning Web Components
Communicate between parent and child components
Fetch data using Lightning Data Service
Integrate Apex methods with LWC
Understand and utilize LWC lifecycle hooks
Build and deploy a full Expense Tracker application
Manage state and data persistence in LWC
Implement filtering and data summarization in components

Course content

15 sections • 55 lectures • 8h 32m total length

Introduction1:48
What is LWC?1:40

Decorators: @track4:13
Explore the @track decorator, which watches for changes inside objects and arrays to trigger instant UI updates. Bind input to person.name and observe how updates propagate through the UI.
Decorators: @api7:56
Master the @api decorator in Lightning Web Components, making a property public for parent-to-child data transfer. Learn how a person object updates reactively via creating a new object.
Decorators: @wire4:10
Explore how the wire decorator connects Salesforce data to a Lightning web component, enabling reactive, error-handled fetching of contact records via an Apex method and conditional UI rendering.
Iterators in LWC5:31

Parent to Child Components Communication11:34
Coding Challenge Use Case0:32
Challenge: Account and Contact Viewer25:16
Calling Child Method from Parent Component6:58
Child Method from Parent Component
Child to Parent Communication Using Simple Event21:44
Child to Parent Communication Using Event Bubbling11:44
Publish-Subscribe Events15:35
Explore the publisher-subscriber pattern in lightning web components, using a reusable pub-sub utility to enable cross-sibling communication with page-scoped events and clean listener management.

What is Lightning Data Service (LDS)?3:25
Explore lightning data service and its declarative approach that simplifies data access, reduces apex code, boosts performance, and auto handles locking, security, and sharing with a client-side cache.
Lightning-record-edit-form7:33
Using lightning record edit and view form5:17
Using getRecord() adapter5:26
Learn to fetch a Salesforce account name using the getRecord adapter in a dynamic LWC, extract the name with getFieldValue, and render it in a Lightning record view.
Using createRecord() function16:42
Using updateRecord() function13:47

Requirements

Basic Salesforce Knowledge

Description

Unlock the power of Lightning Web Components (LWC) with our comprehensive beginner's course designed to get you up and running quickly and efficiently. Whether you’re new to Salesforce development or looking to enhance your skills, this course is your gateway to mastering LWC through hands-on projects and clear, concise instruction.

What You'll Learn:

Foundations of LWC: Understand the core concepts of Lightning Web Components and why they're essential in modern Salesforce development.
Setting Up Your Environment: Step-by-step guidance on setting up Salesforce Developer Edition, Salesforce CLI, and Visual Studio Code.
Creating Your First Component: Build and deploy your first LWC, learning the structure and essentials of component files.
Data Binding and Communication: Master one-way and two-way data binding, and learn how to handle events and communicate between components.
Advanced Concepts: Dive into lifecycle hooks, Lightning Data Service, and integrating LWC with Apex for dynamic data handling.
Hands-On Project: Apply your skills by building a fully functional Expense Tracker Application, reinforcing the concepts learned and giving you practical experience.

Why Enroll in This Course?

Practical and Engaging: Our course is designed to be highly interactive, with hands-on projects that ensure you can apply what you learn immediately.
Expert Instruction: Learn from a seasoned Salesforce developer with years of experience in building and deploying Lightning Web Components.
Quick and Efficient Learning: With a focus on clarity and simplicity, this course is perfect for beginners looking to gain a solid understanding of LWC in a short amount of time.
Valuable Resources: Access to downloadable code snippets, cheat sheets, and Q&A forum to support your learning journey.

Who Should Take This Course?

Aspiring Salesforce Developers: Get started with the latest technology in Salesforce development.
Current Salesforce Administrators: Enhance your skill set by learning to build custom components.
IT Professionals and Students: Anyone interested in gaining a new skill that is highly valuable in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Join Now and Start Building!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to add Lightning Web Components to your skill set. Enroll today and start your journey to becoming a proficient Salesforce LWC developer. With our hands-on approach, you'll build confidence and practical experience, setting you up for success in your Salesforce career.

Who this course is for:

Beginner Salesforce professionals interested in learning Lightning Web Component

Salesforce LWC for Beginners: Build Lightning Web Components

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 3min

Setting Up Salesforce Development Environment3 lectures • 10min

Hello World Component2 lectures • 9min

Working with Data Binding4 lectures • 27min

Lifecycle Hooks1 lecture • 8min

Decorators4 lectures • 22min

Code Challenge: Opportunity Dashboard6 lectures • 53min

Events and Communication with Hands-on Project7 lectures • 1hr 33min

Code challenge: Opportunity Dashboard with Interactive Data Filtering1 lecture • 16min

Lightning Data Service6 lectures • 52min

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