Magento Quickies
As with most successful blogs, my success here has led to success elsewhere. I have three or four half finished articles that are going to have to stay that way for a few more months.
To make up for my absence, I’ve started a new Tumblr blog called Magento Quickies. My approach with Quickies is to act as a hub for the Magento community to share short quirks, gotchas, or little debugging tips without having to go too deep into the sprawling “here’s how the earth was formed” context that comes with a general tutorial. My ideal reader is that lone-but-enthusiastic Magento developer who isn’t surrounded by a team where this sort of knowledge exchange happens naturally.
Content wise I’ll be happy with the site if it’s just a brain dump for me and an archive of my Twitter research. That said, if you’ve got something you think is worth sharing I’m happy to re-blog (is that a Tumblr thing? “Social” confuses me) or whip up a guest post with your tip and a link back to you.
Magento U training has been a great addition to the community, but it’s only a start. As more and more developers pick-up the core-architecture patterns of the platform, we need to start sharing this sort of knowledge with each other. It not-only helps us get our jobs done, but also helps us advocate for smart-changes as eBay’s Magento division continues to develop the core platform.
Between GSI, Magento, and mobile commerce, there’s a lot going on in online retail right now. Anyone who knows how it’s going to turn out is lying to themselves. One thing is certain though. Understanding the technology your business runs on is more important than ever, and the Magento system is going to be a part of the online retail landscape for a long time.