MageTalk: A Magento Podcast MageTalk: A Magento Podcast

In this episode of MageTalk, Willem and Eric discuss the current state of the Magento community and the future of the platform. They talk about Eric's role at ShipperHQ and his return to the Magento community after working outside of it for a few years. They also discuss the evolution of Eric's role from UX designer to driving force behind PWA Studio. They touch on the role of the Magento Association in bridging the gap between the community and Adobe, and the importance of collaboration and empathy in moving the platform forward. In this episode, Willem and Eric discuss the upcoming Meet Magento UK event and Eric's keynote speech. They emphasize the importance of storytelling and the need to document the history and stories of the Magento community. They also discuss the positive vibe and mindset that the community should adopt, as well as the potential of Magento as a platform and the importance of choice and competition in the e-commerce market. Eric also shares his role at ShipperHQ and the value it brings to merchants in terms of shipping optimization and customer experience.

Another Magento Association rant. Arrrrrrrrrrgh. We'll talk about something actually cool next episode.

Kalen and Willem talk to Filip Ralpwslo and Bartek Igielski about Cats, VueStorefront and Composable Commerce.

Kalen and Willem talk about the Magento Association, whether the Magento Association brand can be used currently, the need for urgency around the website and other things, etc.

Recorded on October 18, 2022

In this episode, Willem and Kalen talk about the branding issues related to Magento Open Source vs. Magento Commerce in relation to the Adobe Commerce branding.

Also socks.

This episode is brought to you by:
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- Hyva Themes - https://hyva.io/

In this episode, Kalen announces his new product – MageChat – a private invite-only Slack for the Magento community. We talk about the line between being toxic and being honest & direct in a Slack. And Willem talks about what’s going on with MageOS!

Thank you to our sponsors:

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