Smash the Bug

Store Configuration Traps & Some Critical Advice - Hervé Guétin


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Herve Guetin is getting hit with some intense issues on a daily basis. As a Magento Consultant at WIDE, he has amassed an impressive list of do’s and don’ts, especially on the topic of Magento architecture and store configuration. In an effort to save us all some time and prevent us from feeling the same heartaches, he explains a few of his recent experiences and what we can do to avoid the same pitfalls.
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SHOW NOTES
 
2:10
Jumping into projects with deep legacy.
6:15
Fitting into Magento's framework without "best practices" requires......fitting into Magento's framework! But you have to figure out how.
11:30
Making sure the merchant can access the data they need, when they need it, and in a way that makes some sense to them.
13:00
The line between laziness and successfully simplifying your code writing.
18:45
Sometimes the "best way" is not the right way, especially if the merchant has been doing something a certain way for years and changing it would cause more harm than it prevents. Don't forget about backwards compatibility!
23:50
Closing remarks and summary.
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Connect with Hervé Guétin on Social:
LinkedIn: herveguetin
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LinkedIn: Maxwelljoseph
Twitter: swiftotter_joe
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