In this special episode of Liquid Weekly, Karl and Taylor sit down with Eytan Seidman, Product Director at Shopify, to unveil the exciting new Next Gen Dev Platform and its transformative features for developers.

This comprehensive update aims to dramatically improve the developer experience with faster tooling, simplified data management, and a unified component system that works across all Shopify surfaces.

Episode Highlights:

• Re-engineered Shopify app dev command with hot reloading capabilities

• Localhost development that eliminates need for tunnels

• Unified dev stores that align with all Shopify plans

• Declarative custom data for simplified metafield management

• Polaris unified web components delivered via CDN

• AI-powered function generation with MCP server

• New developer dashboard rebuilt from the ground up

Find Eytan Online:

Twitter(X): https://x.com/eytanseidman

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eytan-seidman

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

05:30 - Improved Developer Experience

15:45 - Declarative Custom Data

30:20 - Polaris Unified Web Components

45:10 - AI-Powered Function Generation

52:30 - New Developer Dashboard

57:00 - Picks of the Week

Resources:

Shopify Developer Community: https://community.shopify.dev

Next Gen Dev Platform Documentation: https://shopify.dev/docs

Shopify MCP Server: https://shopify.dev/assistant

Shopify App Tomography File Documentation: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/tools/cli/configuration

Polaris Unified Web Components: https://shopify.github.io/polaris

Picks of the Week:

Eytan: Ubiquiti networking gear

Karl: Waymo driverless car experience

Taylor: External hard drives for developers

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