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Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

By : Jakub Winkler
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Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

By: Jakub Winkler

Overview of this book

Navigating the frontend realm of the Adobe Commerce platform can often feel like a labyrinth, given its multifaceted systems and intricate layering. This book demystifies Adobe Commerce frontend development, guiding you through its paths with clarity and precision. You'll learn how to set up your local environment, paving the way for a smooth development experience and navigate the platform's theming ecosystem, exploring layout XML systems and the power of templates. As you progress through the book, you'll leverage an array of JavaScript libraries and frameworks that Adobe Commerce boasts of, with special emphasis on RequireJS, jQuery, Knockout.JS, and UI Components. Additionally, you'll gain an understanding of the intricacies of Adobe Commerce CMS, explore frontend-related configurations in the admin panel, and unlock the secrets of frontend optimization. Practical exercises provided in the book will enable you to create top-notch Adobe Commerce sites that are functional, optimized, user-centric, and a step ahead in the ever-evolving frontend landscape.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Introduction to JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks

As I warned you in the previous chapter, the easy part is over, and we are getting to the more complicated stuff. Some people say that the way JavaScript was added to the framework couldn’t have been done worse. Are they right? That is up for you to decide, but the fact is that most frontend developers don’t like to work with JavaScript (JS) in the Adobe Commerce (AC) platform. Why is that?

Some teams I’ve worked with and managed were always having discussions about who should prepare the JavaScript for a certain module. Frontend developers ask backend developers to prepare basic JavaScript related to Magento modules. At the same time, backend developers refused to do any JS work and they passed working modules to the frontend team.

So, who is right? If we investigate the Adobe Commerce Frontend Certification guidelines and the required skills to take the exam, we can see the following:

Experience and...