Magento 2 is a modernized version of the eCommerce platform Magento that was released in 2015. It has a modern technical stack including Composer, Symfony, and LESS. Key goals of Magento 2 included improved performance, easier upgrades and installations, streamlined customizations and external integrations, and a focus on high code quality and testing. The document outlines Magento 2's timeline and release schedule, benefits for developers, and goals and technical improvements over the original Magento platform.

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Magento 2
Modernizing an eCommerce powerhouse

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MAGENTO 2
So… Have you heard about M2?

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MAGENTO 2
Magento 2 Timeline
Q4 2014
Developer Beta
Q1 2015
Developer Release
Candidate
Q2 2015
Q4 2015
Merchant General
Availability
Q3 2015
Merchant Beta

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MAGENTO 2
1. More powerful toolset to serve your clients
2. Faster development cycles
3. Increased confidence in high-quality releases
4. Better guidance and documentation
M2 Developer Benefits
Benefits

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MAGENTO 2
M2 Goals
Modern
tech stack
High code
quality & testing
Easier
installations
& upgrades
Improved
performance
& scalability
Streamlined
customizations
Simplified external
integrations
M2

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MAGENTO 2
Modern Tech Stack
Composer
Semantic Versioning
ZF2
Symfony 2
RequireJS
jQuery
CSS Preprocessor (LESS)

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MAGENTO 2
High Code Quality & Testing
Consistent implementation patterns
Full test coverage in core
100% decoupled code
Declarative dependency injection
XSDs!!!

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MAGENTO 2
Improved Performance & Scalability
FPC in core
Reworked indexers
Substantial compilation for production
Separate DB for sales entity (EE only)

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MAGENTO 2
Easier Installations & Upgrade
Separate setup tool
Installation wizard
100% decoupled code
SemVer

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MAGENTO 2
Streamlined Customizations
100% Decoupled code
Service Layer
Interceptors

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MAGENTO 2
Simplified External Integrations
Improved API layer
Clearer code paths
Modular checkout

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MAGENTO 2
In Magento 2, untested code...
Testing in M2

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...is incomplete code.
Testing in M2

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In Magento 2, untested code is incomplete code.
(take a pic & tweet, I’ll wait.)
Testing in M2

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MAGENTO 2
New Magento Connect!
Automated quality control & IP theft
detection
App store model with rev share
Working with others

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MAGENTO 2
LTS = 3 years from GA
Conversion of M1 sites via tool
What about Magento 1?

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MAGENTO 2
Getting Started with M2

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MAGENTO 2
Getting Started with M2

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MAGENTO 2
Getting Involved with M2

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MAGENTO 2
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