Category: Architecture
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When to ship vs build it right in Magento 2
For Magento 2 engineers deciding between building it right and shipping now: a framework to avoid Magento over-engineering using YAGNI, Pareto, and OODA.
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Magento image optimizer: brocode vs Yireo vs JaJuMa
An honest Magento image optimizer comparison: brocode vs Yireo Webp2 vs JaJuMa. Pick by architecture: content negotiation vs picture-tag vs paid all-in-one.
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AVIF vs WebP for Magento: measure your own catalog
Magento AVIF vs WebP: everyone quotes headline numbers, but savings depend on your image mix. Here’s how to measure your catalog and decide.
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Ecommerce dataLayer: One Source, Many Destinations
Build one ecommerce dataLayer GA4-compatible and transform it per destination — Meta Pixel, TikTok — instead of maintaining three diverging tracking objects.
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AI and This Blog: Who Writes Here, and Why I’m Telling You
73% of developers skip AI writing disclosure entirely. Full breakdown: how AI is involved on this blog, the division of labour, and what it means for accuracy.
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Honor your inner monk: simpler adminhtml UIs for complex Magento 2 work
Magento admin menu placement: move vendor entries into the core navigation — Catalog, Sales, Marketing — not a vendor node. Concrete menu.xml examples.