PinnedMember-onlyReclaim your sanity in Magento 2 with unit testsWhen I was starting my adventure with programming I thought I was a genius that could outsmart everyone out there. As a teenager I was like: “I know C++ and how to display 3D models in OpenGL with vibrant shaders. Who’s gonna stop me?” Then when my ‘real commercial experience‘…PHP13 min readPHP13 min read
Dec 14, 2022How to link local PHP composer library?Sharing is a noble act. Especially when you have developed a reusable piece of code. It could be a CDN integration or a CRM plugin. Your libraries might be Unit Tested, but why not battle-test them and plug in a real application? The way in which your real test could…Composer2 min readComposer2 min read
Feb 6, 2022Are you using modern TLS?Almost two years ago, in March 2020 the support for TLSv1.1 has been deprecated. You may ask: is my website using the most secure encryption? Is my server protected against malicious users? Check server connection security Verify your website against SSL vulnerabilities here: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ …Security2 min readSecurity2 min read
Jan 3, 2022Magento 2 Performance TweaksEverything in life is bound to decay. It may deceive us that this rule does not affect software. While residing in the virtual realm, we expect it to last forever, protected from the inevitable power of time. As is often the case, reality verifies our wishful thinking. New features, third…Magento 27 min readMagento 27 min read
Sep 24, 2021Magento 2 Product Catalog SEOMagento 2 ships with customizable support for SEO — we can define dynamic meta-tags, human-friendly links and generate sitemap. Implementation of these principles is correct, but with Google’s recommendations, we have room for improvement. Today, we will work on the category view of product listing. Incorrect metadata configuration might lower…Magento Development4 min readMagento Development4 min read
Mar 2, 2021Digging Magento 2 — dynamic rows and dependent fieldThere are plenty of examples exercising on how to create a dynamic rows and how to create a field that controls visibility of other fields. However, there is no example that combines both of them. I assume that if you’re looking for a solution that fits this description, you already…Magento 22 min readMagento 22 min read
Dec 24, 2020Digging Magento 2 — Random MathYour client requested you to store invoices as PDFs. Customers, especially guests, must have a way to access their invoices without viewing My Account dashboard. Links protected from traversing. This is a perfect case for hashes as identifiers for the requested invoice. RandomMagento 23 min readMagento 23 min read
Apr 26, 2020Elixir currency and localized number formatToday, I’ll show you how quickly and easily add support for ISO localization in Elixir. My app is named Bazaar, so you should rename all occurrences of Bazaar with your’s app name. In the mix.deps file add dependencies for: defp deps do [ {:ex_cldr, "~> 2.0"}…Elixir2 min readElixir2 min read
Sep 12, 2019Fighting deadlocks with RabbitMQA non-related intro It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining directly on my screen through the window so I have to shut the curtains. Sometimes when I feel stuck I do watch poor drivers fighting for each square inch of the trapezium-shaped parking lot. Another time there is an ambulance locked…Programming6 min readProgramming6 min read
