Magento Code That Sucks

Magento Code That Sucks

A fun course to learn development best practices. Learn good Magento code by looking at bad Magento code.
4 lessons
TBD
From code chaos to enlightenment

There will be times you are working with a pile of Magento spaghetti code, and you'll get to the point where you'll throw up your hands and say: this code sucks.

We've all thought it at one point. It could be a previous project's code, our coworkers code... or even our code! But it's not always apparent exactly how to fix it.

Welcome to the Magento Code That Sucks course — a fun, no-nonsense collection of lessons that will help you solve the trickiest mess of spaghetti code.

You can't always have a seasoned guru sitting next to you, pointing out the common mistakes that happen every day and the hidden gotchas that trip up even the most experienced developers. This course is the solution to this problem. We'll dive into some real-world examples of suboptimal code, disect it apart, and then go over how to refactor it, using a bit of humor and some pragmatic wisdom.

And don't worry -- we won't be calling out who created any this horrible, no-good, very bad code, because we're all guilty of writing code like this. We'll focus more on how we can learn and improve from this code rather than passing blame.

So, if you're ready to stop swearing at your screen and learn how to turn that mess of spaghetti into something worthy of a 3-star Michelin restaurant, let's grab a coffee and start turning that code frown upside-down.

Dan Staver
Your courses helped me apply some "gotchas" that really eased my development work. Thank you!
Adriana Crisan
Full Stack Magento DeveloperAmethyst Creative

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What you'll learn

It's not possible to build an all-encompassing course on Magento development, so we take a different approach.

Each course is focused on a specific outcome and follows a proprietary linear-learning approach that teaches you exactly what you need to know, when you need to know it. Nothing more, nothing less.

We also don't want to waste your time, so lessons are also short and concise, and you can easily reference them in the future.

Identify common Magento coding pitfalls
Learn to spot the red flags in Magento code that can lead to performance issues, bugs, and maintenance nightmares.
Understand why bad code happens
Gain insights into the thought processes and misconceptions that often lead to suboptimal Magento code.
Master Magento best practices
Transform bad code examples into efficient, clean, and maintainable Magento solutions.
Performance optimization techniques
Discover how to write Magento code that not only works but also performs at its best, even under heavy loads.
Real-world problem-solving skills
Develop the ability to approach complex Magento issues with a critical eye and solve them effectively.
Magento architecture insights
Gain a deeper understanding of Magento's intricate architecture and how to work with it, not against it.

Prerequisites

Course enrollment includes

Magento logoMagento 2.4.4+ support
Adobe Commerce logoCommerce 2.4.4+ support
4 step-by-step lessons
TBD of on-demand video
Full source code
Ability to ask tech questions
Access to Maggie, the AI-tutor
Enhanced lesson transcripts
Tech-friendly closed captions
Multi-language support
Certificate of completion
Lifetime access
I can hardly think of a way to improve your already exceptional content. The delivery style is great;natural, conversational, and comprehensive.
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Software EngineerStripe
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Course Curriculum

Each video lesson can be played back & referenced as many times as you wish at slow or fast speed.

Tech-friendly closed captions in:🇺🇸 English🇪🇸 🇲🇽 Spanish🇵🇹 Portuguese 🇫🇷 French 🇩🇪 German

13 modules
4 lessons
TBD video

The curriculum for this course is different from our other courses. Feel free to skip around, checking out the lessons which interest you the most, as there is no predefined order of lessons.

This is also a live, active course, so new lessons will continually be added over time. The current price is reflective of the currently unfinished state of the course, and will increase over time.

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Who should take this course?

Frustrated Magento developers seeking to understand why their code isn't working as expected.
Experienced web developers struggling to adapt to Magento's unique architecture.
Magento project managers aiming to better understand technical debt and code quality issues.
Quality assurance professionals looking to improve their ability to spot problematic Magento code.
Curious eCommerce developers wanting to learn from real-world Magento coding mistakes.
Dan Staver
M.academy has VERY good courses. They help developers understand difficult concepts related to Magento 2 development, and it has been very helpful for me. I totally recommend it to other developers!
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Adobe Commerce Certified Magento DeveloperVML

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Meet the instructor

Mark Shust is a 6X Adobe Commerce Certified Developer and the founder of M.academy. A long-time eCommerce developer and programmer for over 20 years, he has worked with many complex projects and has been involved in Magento since the early days.

Mark's passion is teaching and helping others learn Magento. He has created many courses and tutorials over the years, and has helped thousands of students from all over the world learn Magento and improve their skills.

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