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How Can Shopware & Magento Live in Harmony? - Ben Marks
You might not have heard of him before (totally kidding here), but his name is Benjamin Marks and he is the director of growth for Shopware in the “places that don’t speak German”. Ben spent many years with Magento as what he would call their “evangelist” and was carried through the transition when Adobe purchased Magento. In 2021, he decided it was time to follow his hunch that Shopware was laying the foundation that Ecommerce would build its future on. Was he right? Maybe so, but as he quickly mentions in this conversation with Joseph, he believes that Adobe Commerce (Magento) will make strides towards greater openness in the near future. In fact, he believes they will have to in order to keep up with the kind of culture that Shopware is building. Ben actually believes this town is big enough for both platforms. Interesting, right? Let’s see why he thinks that.
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MINI SHOW NOTES (Full notes available at SwiftOtter.com)
What immediately drew Ben to Shopware was their culture of openness and how their business has been rooted in collaboration from the very beginning. Ben felt that Adobe was losing their sight of the “open source” goal for Magento, while Shopware was leaning into it more and more.
Ben's thoughts on which platform a new developer should spend more time on: Shopware or Magento (Adobe Commerce)? His opinion isn't simple.
Are there more front-end devs than back-end devs right now?
As Ben and Joseph dive into the world of frameworks, customization and dependency management mechanisms, they shed light on the maturity of ecommerce development and the issue of building overly complex tools that don’t age well.
An abundance of creativity and comradery is still at the core of this career path!
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Do YOU have an incredible debugging story to share? Send your story to [email protected] and you might be our next podcast guest!
This podcast exists to inspire, educate and entertain ecommerce developers who are serious about improving their skills and advancing their careers!
The Art of Ecommerce Debugging is AVAILABLE NOW!
Check out https://swiftotter.com/art-of-debugging#/ to order, get more info or download a robust preview. This is NOT a self-help book designed to change your title to "senior developer". Rather, it contains the information you need in order to become an excellent debugger and an invaluable developer, regardless of your job title. The book is $40 USD, shipped anywhere in the world for free. This is the next step to becoming an incredible developer and taking the next step in your career! Get it at https://swiftotter.com/art-of-debugging#/
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You might not have heard of him before (totally kidding here), but his name is Benjamin Marks and he is the director of growth for Shopware in the “places that don’t speak German”. Ben spent many years with Magento as what he would call their “evangelist” and was carried through the transition when Adobe purchased Magento. In 2021, he decided it was time to follow his hunch that Shopware was laying the foundation that Ecommerce would build its future on. Was he right? Maybe so, but as he quickly mentions in this conversation with Joseph, he believes that Adobe Commerce (Magento) will make strides towards greater openness in the near future. In fact, he believes they will have to in order to keep up with the kind of culture that Shopware is building. Ben actually believes this town is big enough for both platforms. Interesting, right? Let’s see why he thinks that.
--
MINI SHOW NOTES (Full notes available at SwiftOtter.com)
What immediately drew Ben to Shopware was their culture of openness and how their business has been rooted in collaboration from the very beginning. Ben felt that Adobe was losing their sight of the “open source” goal for Magento, while Shopware was leaning into it more and more.
Ben's thoughts on which platform a new developer should spend more time on: Shopware or Magento (Adobe Commerce)? His opinion isn't simple.
Are there more front-end devs than back-end devs right now?
As Ben and Joseph dive into the world of frameworks, customization and dependency management mechanisms, they shed light on the maturity of ecommerce development and the issue of building overly complex tools that don’t age well.
An abundance of creativity and comradery is still at the core of this career path!
--
Do YOU have an incredible debugging story to share? Send your story to [email protected] and you might be our next podcast guest!
This podcast exists to inspire, educate and entertain ecommerce developers who are serious about improving their skills and advancing their careers!
The Art of Ecommerce Debugging is AVAILABLE NOW!
Check out https://swiftotter.com/art-of-debugging#/ to order, get more info or download a robust preview. This is NOT a self-help book designed to change your title to "senior developer". Rather, it contains the information you need in order to become an excellent debugger and an invaluable developer, regardless of your job title. The book is $40 USD, shipped anywhere in the world for free. This is the next step to becoming an incredible developer and taking the next step in your career! Get it at https://swiftotter.com/art-of-debugging#/
(Theme music courtesy of TrendingAudio)