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We hope you're enjoying the latest Magento programming series covering the the global config. Unfortunately, the former core team member we have chained in the basement escaped over the weekend **without** finishing his latest assignment. We have dogs canvasing...

Alan Storm We hope you're enjoying the latest Magento programming series covering the the global config. Unfortunately, the former core team member we have chained in the basement escaped over the weekend **without** finishing his latest assignment. We have dogs canvasing... tag:alanstorm.com,2012:/ //1.666 2012-01-23T08:17:36Z 2012-01-23T08:17:38Z

This article is part of a longer series exploring the Magento global configuration object. While this article contains useful stand-alone information, you'll want to read part 1 of the series to fully understand what's going on. When our last article...

Alan Storm This article is part of a longer series exploring the Magento global configuration object. While this article contains useful stand-alone information, you'll want to read part 1 of the series to fully understand what's going on. When our last article... tag:alanstorm.com,2012:/ //1.665 2012-01-16T17:57:45Z 2012-01-26T19:05:33Z

If you've spent any time with Magento, you know the importance the "global config" plays in a the system. However, you may not fully understand how that configuration tree is built. Usually, most tutorial authors (myself included), will gloss...

Alan Storm If you've spent any time with Magento, you know the importance the "global config" plays in a the system. However, you may not fully understand how that configuration tree is built. Usually, most tutorial authors (myself included), will gloss... tag:alanstorm.com,2012:/ //1.664 2012-01-02T23:27:58Z 2012-01-03T18:45:02Z

Happy 2012! I'm pleased to announce a new release of the Magento Developer Manual extension, available **for free** via Magento Connect or the Pulse Storm GitHub repository. The three big takeaways for the 1.1 release are some behind the...

Alan Storm Happy 2012! I'm pleased to announce a new release of the Magento Developer Manual extension, available **for free** via Magento Connect or the Pulse Storm GitHub repository. The three big takeaways for the 1.1 release are some behind the... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.663 2011-12-06T06:30:04Z 2011-12-13T16:33:16Z

If you've been paying attention, you know that Magento 2 is slated for a Q4, 2012 release. While that's an entire year away, and there's also the whole Mayan End of Time thing to worry about, it's never too...

Alan Storm If you've been paying attention, you know that Magento 2 is slated for a Q4, 2012 release. While that's an entire year away, and there's also the whole Mayan End of Time thing to worry about, it's never too... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.662 2011-12-03T03:47:33Z 2011-12-06T14:59:07Z

One of the earliest things you'll learn in any programming class is that > Global Variables Are Evil When a good teacher tells you this, what they're really saying is > You're too inexperienced to understand the tradeoffs involved in...

Alan Storm One of the earliest things you'll learn in any programming class is that > Global Variables Are Evil When a good teacher tells you this, what they're really saying is > You're too inexperienced to understand the tradeoffs involved in... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.661 2011-11-28T23:02:37Z 2011-11-28T23:03:06Z

After dropping it in one of my periodic feed purges, I recently re-followed the Brent Simmons authored weblog *inessential* after he posted a few articles on the sorry state of ad supported reading online. Which is not what this post...

Alan Storm After dropping it in one of my periodic feed purges, I recently re-followed the Brent Simmons authored weblog *inessential* after he posted a few articles on the sorry state of ad supported reading online. Which is not what this post... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.660 2011-11-14T22:17:49Z 2011-11-14T22:20:23Z

Happy Autumn! It's been a busy fall in the bit mines with not enough time for new Magento tutorials. There's a couple sitting in my MarsEdit drafts folder, so keep your feed readers tuned in, or keep an eye...

Alan Storm Happy Autumn! It's been a busy fall in the bit mines with not enough time for new Magento tutorials. There's a couple sitting in my MarsEdit drafts folder, so keep your feed readers tuned in, or keep an eye... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.659 2011-10-31T19:46:10Z 2012-02-03T02:28:27Z

Magento is not designed for URL designers. When an interactive developer creates a content site, or uses another system (like Magento) to build a content site, the URL structure is as important as the content sitting on the page. Unfortunately,...

Alan Storm Magento is not designed for URL designers. When an interactive developer creates a content site, or uses another system (like Magento) to build a content site, the URL structure is as important as the content sitting on the page. Unfortunately,... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.658 2011-10-11T06:31:19Z 2011-10-12T05:48:18Z

Innovate 2011 is just around the corner, and I won't be able to make it this year. For not, as I'll be there in spirit if not spirits. While X.commerce has been shrouded in Apple levels of secrecy and...

Alan Storm Innovate 2011 is just around the corner, and I won't be able to make it this year. For not, as I'll be there in spirit if not spirits. While X.commerce has been shrouded in Apple levels of secrecy and... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.656 2011-10-02T21:35:03Z 2011-10-02T21:42:08Z

The biggest problem for developers who start with PHP is unlearning their hyper-defensive programming stance. Post PHP Shock Syndrome. There's a lot of CS-101 concepts that get short shrift in PHP, and while that doesn't stop you from building applications...

Alan Storm The biggest problem for developers who start with PHP is unlearning their hyper-defensive programming stance. Post PHP Shock Syndrome. There's a lot of CS-101 concepts that get short shrift in PHP, and while that doesn't stop you from building applications... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.655 2011-09-26T15:56:06Z 2011-09-26T15:57:07Z

We're in the middle of a series covering the various Magento sub-systems responsible for routing a URL to a particular code entry point. So far we've covered the general front controller architecture and four router objects that ship with...

Alan Storm We're in the middle of a series covering the various Magento sub-systems responsible for routing a URL to a particular code entry point. So far we've covered the general front controller architecture and four router objects that ship with... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.654 2011-09-18T20:57:54Z 2011-09-18T21:03:01Z

We're in the middle of a series covering the various Magento sub-systems responsible for routing a URL to a particular code entry point. So far we've covered the general front controller architecture and four router objects that ship with...

Alan Storm We're in the middle of a series covering the various Magento sub-systems responsible for routing a URL to a particular code entry point. So far we've covered the general front controller architecture and four router objects that ship with... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.653 2011-09-12T21:27:31Z 2011-09-15T00:06:06Z

We're in the middle of a series covering the various Magento sub-systems responsible for routing a URL to a particular code entry point. So far we've covered the general front controller architecture and the Standard Magento router object. Today...

Alan Storm We're in the middle of a series covering the various Magento sub-systems responsible for routing a URL to a particular code entry point. So far we've covered the general front controller architecture and the Standard Magento router object. Today... tag:alanstorm.com,2011:/ //1.652 2011-09-07T21:09:48Z 2011-09-07T21:14:57Z

I hope you're enjoying the Dispatch/Router series we're in the middle of. The last few articles are coming along, and it looks like we'll be able to get through the Admin, Cms, and Default router objects, as well as cover...

Alan Storm I hope you're enjoying the Dispatch/Router series we're in the middle of. The last few articles are coming along, and it looks like we'll be able to get through the Admin, Cms, and Default router objects, as well as cover...