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description: What's your flavor?
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# What's your flavor?
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 [Becka](https://purplenerd.com/blog/author/sfdcnerd)
Looking at the landscape of Salesforce admins, there are really three flavors - the newbie admin, the ['button-click' admin](http://buttonclickadmin.com/) & the super-coder admin.
- **Newbie Admins -** These are admins at small companies, or companies that are new to Salesforce. Usually administering Salesforce isn't their only job duty, but most are eager to learn & get super excited about how \*cool\* Salesforce is.
- **Button-Clickers -** These are the seasoned admins who wield all the declarative power available to them with the platform. Typically, they've been using Salesforce for a few years & probably even have a certification or two. They are the auto-magicians of Salesforce.
- **Super-Coders -** People who fall into this category usually have a technical coding/development/computer science background. They dream in SQL and SOQL. They know the difference between an object and an sObject. They use phrases like 'standard controller', 'instantiate' and 'system-dot-assert.'
The problem that I think a lot of us 'button-clickers' run into is how the heck do we make the move to the next level. Fairly recently, Salesforce started offering the DEV 531 course (which you already know that I'm a huge fan of), and that's a step in the right direction for enabling admins to progress. But a 5 day course isn't going to get you all the way there.
Enough with the rambling - what's your point, Becka? My vision for this blog is to really target that need. I've already started with a few of my posts, but I really hope to continue that vision & really flush it out. I'm only baby steps into this journey, but I invite you to join me.
(While joining me in the journey, why not also [join me on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Force-Behind-the-Force/202077923164319)!)
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