Why Salesforce Requires Purpose-Built Tooling

Salesforce is not a traditional cloud application. It is defined by metadata and operates inside stateful orgs where configuration, code, automation, identity, data, and integrations are tightly connected. 

That flexibility helps businesses adapt quickly, but it also creates a different kind of risk. A seemingly small change to metadata, permissions, automation, or an integration can affect connected processes, users, and systems in ways that generic tools may not fully understand.