Trailhead - the best learning tool for Salesforce out there!

I am a huge fan of Trailhead. I have no doubt in saying it is indeed the "best" learning tool for Salesforce. Till Trailhead came there was only Partner training videos (which is only for Salesforce Partners), lots of docs and videos out there. Now there is Trailhead - one stop for everything. Other channels which I mentioned are still there, as Trailhead is in beta. The way it is structured - the contents, the challenges, the points and badges - is just perfect. For checking the challenges, one or more Developer Edition can be connected. Trailhead connects to this DE to validate if you have completed the challenge.

I have been tweeting about how good it is for experienced for brushing up and for freshers. We at Extentor, have in house training program for the freshers. Now, Trailhead is integral part of that. It makes the training so much easier and measurable. It covers from basics of Force.com to Apex and Visualforce basics to testing, including Chatter and Change Management.

Now, there are 16 modules. There are more awesome ones coming... soon, very soon. Check them out:

My favourite out of 16 are......................... all 16! But if I have to choose one, then it would be Process Automation.

 It has 5 steps:

1. Choosing the Right Automation Tool - Explains the various automation tools in Salesforce. There is a beautiful chart/table which breaks down of all the features and actions that are supported. It is super helpful in identifying right tool for specific use case.
2. Automating Processes with the Lightning Process Builder - This module enabled me to go for Lightning hands on. I took this much seriously than other modules. Boy, its a great tool, truly has lightning power. Point to note that this was released exactly couple of weeks before the famous #lightningdevweek.This module has the step by step instructions for creating automated process, in the awesome Lightning Process Builder. Here the challenge at the end of module is hands on, which is the best part of Trailhead. This challenge showed me that it takes less than 5 minutes to do task which used to take 30 minutes - 1 hour, writing triggers, test classes. Future is fast and bright!
3. Creating Wizards with Visual Workflow - I loved this module for the simple reason that it connected me back to Visual Workflow. I used it when it was released and for some weeks when it was hot. But had lost touch since I wasn't using this tool. The write up is awesome with steps to enable us to work with Flows. There screenshots which makes it much easier to understand and navigate. It has great hands on challenge, for which I had to take help from the Discussion Forum to resolve.
4. Automating Time-based Actions with Workflow - Again the instructions, the way of explanation is very good, again with screenshots, bullet points and videos. Then there is the challenge which was easy since I use workflows regularly.
5. Routing Records with Approvals - Similar to workflows, I regularly use approvals. But the module helped me to brush up my knowledge and make it stronger.

All the modules had an example use case, step by step instruction on creating it with each tool. Along with that each module also has "Tell Me More..." section in the end which provides additional information of each module. Also it has the "Resources" section with links to various articles, PDFs, in case if you are interested in learning deeper.

I am very much excited about the new modules and aim to contribute to topics to the Trailhead team. A big kudos to the entire team for providing Trailhead for us. You guys are awesome :)