If you want to know how to scale a Magento site, you really need to know RabbitMQ. One of the confusing aspects of RabbitMQ are bindings and exchanges 👇

We've identified the root cause of the outage at @mdotacademy - it's an infrastructure issue on Teachable's end that requires their team to resolve. Unfortunately, their support team is unavailable over the weekend, so we don't expect the site to be back online until sometime

A lot has changed over the years, but something that hasn't is Docker filesystem performance. I just wrote a brand new blog article all about it, and how to achieve really good performance on any framework that has a huge filesystem:

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Adding #[Override] can make your Magento code more robust. It's something worth looking at 👀

The nice thing is it checks at compile-time, not runtime, so it won’t slow things down.

PHP throws an error if an override doesn't match. It's like having a safety net built into your code. This is one way to keep silent bugs out of production. Every little bit helps, right?

If the parent method changes, #[Override] gives you a quick heads-up. Definitely saves some headaches down the line.

Seen #[Override] in action? Take a peek at how it works in Magento with this example:

Use #[Override] to clearly mark which methods you're overriding. It's a good habit to get into.

PHP 8.3 introduces the #[Override] attribute. With this new tool comes new possibilities.

Maybe you've spotted attributes like #[ReturnTypeWillChange] in Magento's code. It's more common than you might think.

PHP attributes let you add extra info to your code without changing how it runs. This is a pretty neat feature.

Ever wonder if you're catching all those bugs before they hit production? Here's something to help with that.

Sometimes hidden PHP bugs find their way into production. This commonly happens when existing methods are customized... 👇

Do you think you understand Magento's config fallback process? It can be puzzling. But debugging becomes a whole lot easier once you grasp how this process works. Here's a quick breakdown of how it works:

Trying to decide between plugins and event observers in Magento? Then read this: https://t.co/BbNPbP5LF9 Understanding when to use each can make a huge difference in how efficiently and cleanly you can customize Magento. Plugins allow you to modify the behavior of public

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