Should You Learn Magento 2 Development in 2023?

With demand of eCommerce increasing, Magento 2 has become one of the most popular platforms for building online stores. But with new platforms and other options emerging and constant change in the industry... is it still worth learning in 2023?
I'll cover the pool of developers, platform demand, expertise needed, as well as possible opportunities that may arise from choosing to learn Magento.
1:08 - Limited Pool of Developers
3:46 - High Demand
5:43 - Expertise & Learning Curve
7:58 - Career Opportunities
10:56 - How to Get a Job?
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[@goranninkovic4284]

Amazing video Mark! You answered a lot of questions that I've been thinking about lately. Thank you.

[@MarkShust]

Great to hear! I’ve heard this question come up a lot lately, and wanted to give a few reasons why it’s a great time to learn Magento 😄

[@danielrafique]

I began working with Magento back in 2009 and continued to work professionally until 2021, and then I decided to do something different. I'm happy to say I'm back in 2023, and thanks for your docker magento saved me so much time!

[@MarkShust]

That sounds like a great journey through & back to Magento Daniel! I had a similar experience -- I worked with it for many years, left for a year, but then it kept calling me back. I don't think devs choose Magento, but Magento chooses them! 😄

[@bvenkat5679]

Good Work Mark nice explanation about Magento 2 job carrier and opportunities 👏

[@MarkShust]

Appreciate it ☺️

[@loshermanosfranyrami1712]

Thank You Mark, you are my referent in Mganeto 2!

[@MarkShust]

Thanks, glad you like the content!

[@abhisheksinha9686]

I am also magento developer and worked on other php frameworks also . I think magento 2 is more complex then any other php framework .

[@MarkShust]

It very much is. I worked with Laravel for a year, and it was a breeze compared to Magento. But I wouldn’t think of building a complex eCommerce site with it 😄

[@BMikel]

E-commerce website is very complex in its essence. No wonder magento 2 is complex.

[@DanVega]

Nice hoodie 👌🏻

[@MarkShust]

Thanks…. Representin! 😁

[@igetpaidtocode]

Yes magento is awesome!

[@MarkShust]

I agree! 🤘

[@BMikel]

What are chances Adobe move away from old-school Front-End towards PWA? I have a feeling it's going to happen sooner or later

[@MarkShust]

The chances of that happening are near 0%.

[@AdrianIlovan]

Unfortunately PWA fails to meet the expectations and the hype, I say this after two complex PWA projects. Hyva seems to have a lot more chances to replace Magento's storefront.

[@HaifengZhu-pn3uq]

Is there any step-by-step Magento tutorial?

[@MarkShust]

Hi Haifeng, yes, I developed a full-blown course that covers all of the essentials! It's available at m.academy/courses//magento-2-coding-kickstart/ and is my most popular course.

[@moneytips-smartgenuinequit300]

Is Magento dev career feasible for a PM with no tech background, within 3 months?

[@MarkShust]

With almost 100% certainty, no. You should have a background or learn PHP first, which can take 1-2 months to learn and get familiar with the basics. Magento is a different skill set all together and can even trip up experienced developers who haven’t yet learned to develop patience working with intricate systems 😄. I do have a PHP 101 course available at kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXbKfYdnnayLarc

[@yosiyosiro3866]

I am so confused learning this Magento 2.4.5 as a new learner. The documentation from adobe is like not structured from the basic and scattered everywhere. Really so confusing. The command like cache:flush, setup:upgrade, etc are not explained why we should run the command. Also the documentation using linux, not provided for windows user. There were some error I was facing when project installation, like I am using PHP 8.2, but it required me to downgrade to 8.1, so I had to reinstall my XAMPP to a previous version, and another changes of syntax in the framework dependency. So many tweak just for installing this project. Also there are not many tutorial for this magento stuff out there in internet. Make me feel it is impossible learning this magento stuff and not worth to learn.

[@MarkShust]

I hear ya! I experienced the same, which is why I created M.academy. My passion is teaching Magento and getting you to that "ah ha!" moment. It's the best feeling ever when things start to click. While my offering is a paid one, you can learn on your own for free, but it'll take some time as I agree the info is scattered everywhere. I hope you figure it out as the end result can be pretty great.

[@UpriseGamingLV]

When I first started I also tried Xampp. Better do something like this: Set up WSL2 on your windows. Then get warden addon for docker and follow what's in the docs. Makes setting up magento 2 less painfull. Then it's just about troubleshooting and more troubleshooting. Magento 2 is for masochists but it pays well. Tools like warden, n98-magerun2 and phpstorm are crucial for debugging. (if you have phpstorm, you can grab the magento addon)

[@HaifengZhu-pn3uq]

Is Magento 2 development very difficult to learn?

[@MarkShust]

I wouldn't say so anymore. It used to be, but there are so many resources available nowadays, paid & free, that can allow you to pick it up much quicker than in years past. If you want to save time, check out my premium courses at M.academy -- it's my livlihood as all I do now is Magento training! Best of luck to you.