Hi Buddy,
While working on any particular framework, it is a good idea to have some reliable resources to make the job easier. To continue with the Magento 2 resources for all developers, this list will help you understand the ecosystem and give you the latest news and features about Magento while keeping you updated on the best practices of the platform. This can is extremely useful while coding since there are a lot of resources in the wild but only a few that are reliable and well documented.
People
People are the key to any community and a major part of learning the ropes in any technology. The people of any community serve to inform, educate, and support each other as well as new developers who enter the community. Here is a list of influential members of the Magento community.
Ben Marks
- Official Magento Evangelist
- Always has the latest news about the Magento world
Events, patches, community questions, everything any developer should know about the Magento ecosystem
Marius Strajeru
- Almighty Marius, undisputed #1 in Magento Stack Exchange
- Creator of Ultimate Module Creator
- With +35.000 Stack Exchange points, he may know everything (or at least he knows where to look)
- His blog is full of resources (even modules) to make a developer’s life a lot easier
Alan Storm
- Top notch developer
- Alan’s blog is one of the most technical in the Magento community
- Very active on Stack Exchange
Phillip Jackson
- Amazing developer and top contributor on Stack Exchange
- Will be able to answer any question posted by the community
- His hair has a separate Twitter account(!)
Magento Official
- Official Magento account
- All the latest news, use cases, and events can be found here
Damian Culotta
- One of the best developers in the Spanish speaking world
- His blog is a must read for the Spanish community
Sites
After people, the next best resource is a location on the web to find what you are looking for. Here are some of the best resources for this:
Magento Stack Exchange
- Number one site for Magento developers
- Central repository of Magento knowledge
- Anyone can ask and the community will respond
Magento Forums
- Similar to Stack Exchange
- Since the forum is now only in read mode, no questions can be asked but there’s a wealth of info in the existing posts
Magestore Magento Blog
- Update lastest news of Magento 2
- Dedicated Magento tutorials for both newbies and experts
- Useful tips for Magento site management
Inchoo Blog
- Based in Eastern Europe, Inchoo is a Magento dev shop
- Covers best practices
- Written in a way anyone can understand
Classy LlamaBlog
- Magento Gold Partner company
- Blog about business, conferences, features, modules
- A must read while developing
Magento 2 on GitHub
- Official repository for Magento 2
- The new version is being built by developers
- The community is providing lots of useful feedback
Magento Connect
- The official extension channel (like an app store)
- Contains paid and free extensions
You should subscribe to these sites newsletter. This is a good set for newcomers and for seasoned developers looking to be updated on the important subjects related to the platform, such as events, updates, community news, and so on.
Source: 18 essential Magento Resources
Are you a Magento dev? Is there a resource we’ve missed? Anything you’d like to share with people just getting started in the Magento community? If so, throw us a comment below.
2 Comments
Actually our Forums are no longer in read only mode, they’re back in full force and ready to help. 🙂
This is a really nice list. I also love reading Alanstorm blog. You can update this list by including other resources like Magento subreddit and Magenticians blog.