\n- The best code isn't the most novel or most compact, it's the most easily readable and easily extendable (RS).<\/li>\n
- My only resource for learning PHP was php.net (RS)<\/li>\n
- I'm a self-taught Developer or community-taught, I suppose (OD).<\/li>\n
- Porting osCommerce into Drupal, which became Ubercart (RS).<\/li>\n
- Do we do this in Ubercart and Drupal 6 that we know works, or this new thing that was Drupal Commerce in Drupal 7 (OD).<\/li>\n
- It was built in Ubercart and was in production until quite recently, considering we're in 2024 (OD).<\/li>\n
- Once you get thoroughly entrenched in a platform, the cost to re-platform outweighs the cost of maintaining it in-house (RS).<\/li>\n
- If there's 10,000 of anybody, they're going to want to pay for support (RS).<\/li>\n
- How do we convince them to invest in an upgrade that doesn't see them jettison Drupal entirely? (RS)<\/li>\n
- One thing I like about Drupal Commerce is its flexibility. (OD)<\/li>\n
- It doesn't need to be a t-shirt or book shop. You can do some outside the box things with it. (OD)<\/li>\n
- Being a native extension of Drupal has a lot more advantages and pros than cons. (RS)<\/li>\n
- Ubercart was more \"batteries included\" and \"this is what it does\", whereas Drupal Commerce is more flexible and although it requires a bit more setup to begin with, you can plug it together the way you want to. (OD)<\/li>\n
- Our vision was to go the next step of getting off the Drupal island. (RS)<\/li>\n
- The Commerce Addressing library is now over 17,000,000 downloads. (OD)<\/li>\n
- Composer allowed us to separate our projects and separate our concerns. (RS)<\/li>\n
- Do you know when you should not use Views and when you decouple that component and use JavaScript and the REST API? (RS)<\/li>\n
- If we can reduce the number of times introduce those kinds of problems, that's how I would certify somebody. (RS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n ",
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This week on Beyond Blocks, I'mj oined by Ryan Szrama, CEO of Centarro, to discuss Drupal Commerce, Commerce Kickstart, Mario Kart and the dreaded cache_form<\/code> table.<\/p>\n\nListen to the episode now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nKey points<\/h2>\n\n\n- eCommerce, Ubercart and Drupal Commerce.<\/li>\n
- How Commerce Guys started.<\/li>\n
- How Ryan started in the eCommerce space.<\/li>\n
- The origins of Drupal Commerce and Commerce Guys.<\/li>\n
- Commerce Kickstart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n- The best code isn't the most novel or most compact, it's the most easily readable and easily extendable (RS).<\/li>\n
- My only resource for learning PHP was php.net (RS)<\/li>\n
- I'm a self-taught Developer or community-taught, I suppose (OD).<\/li>\n
- Porting osCommerce into Drupal, which became Ubercart (RS).<\/li>\n
- Do we do this in Ubercart and Drupal 6 that we know works, or this new thing that was Drupal Commerce in Drupal 7 (OD).<\/li>\n
- It was built in Ubercart and was in production until quite recently, considering we're in 2024 (OD).<\/li>\n
- Once you get thoroughly entrenched in a platform, the cost to re-platform outweighs the cost of maintaining it in-house (RS).<\/li>\n
- If there's 10,000 of anybody, they're going to want to pay for support (RS).<\/li>\n
- How do we convince them to invest in an upgrade that doesn't see them jettison Drupal entirely? (RS)<\/li>\n
- One thing I like about Drupal Commerce is its flexibility. (OD)<\/li>\n
- It doesn't need to be a t-shirt or book shop. You can do some outside the box things with it. (OD)<\/li>\n
- Being a native extension of Drupal has a lot more advantages and pros than cons. (RS)<\/li>\n
- Ubercart was more \"batteries included\" and \"this is what it does\", whereas Drupal Commerce is more flexible and although it requires a bit more setup to begin with, you can plug it together the way you want to. (OD)<\/li>\n
- Our vision was to go the next step of getting off the Drupal island. (RS)<\/li>\n
- The Commerce Addressing library is now over 17,000,000 downloads. (OD)<\/li>\n
- Composer allowed us to separate our projects and separate our concerns. (RS)<\/li>\n
- Do you know when you should not use Views and when you decouple that component and use JavaScript and the REST API? (RS)<\/li>\n
- If we can reduce the number of times introduce those kinds of problems, that's how I would certify somebody. (RS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n ",
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