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Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

By : Winkler
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Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

Mastering Adobe Commerce Frontend

4.9 (10)
By: Winkler

Overview of this book

Navigating the frontend realm of the Adobe Commerce platform can often feel like a labyrinth, given its multifaceted systems and intricate layering. This book demystifies Adobe Commerce frontend development, guiding you through its paths with clarity and precision. You'll learn how to set up your local environment, paving the way for a smooth development experience and navigate the platform's theming ecosystem, exploring layout XML systems and the power of templates. As you progress through the book, you'll leverage an array of JavaScript libraries and frameworks that Adobe Commerce boasts of, with special emphasis on RequireJS, jQuery, Knockout.JS, and UI Components. Additionally, you'll gain an understanding of the intricacies of Adobe Commerce CMS, explore frontend-related configurations in the admin panel, and unlock the secrets of frontend optimization. Practical exercises provided in the book will enable you to create top-notch Adobe Commerce sites that are functional, optimized, user-centric, and a step ahead in the ever-evolving frontend landscape.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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An introduction to frontend optimization

A general and nice definition of “frontend optimization” would be something like this: “It is a crucial aspect of web development, ensuring smooth and efficient user experiences on your HTML pages.”

I would describe it more simply – it’s about doing everything possible to make a page load quickly and be completely responsive to the user in the least amount of time. The following are techniques, or actions that a frontend developer can do in order to “speed up a site”:

  • Minimizing HTTP requests: The fewer files, the better. Remember that every file that your browsers need to download is a separate request. That also goes for images. There are three solutions to reduce the number of files needed for a page to be rendered and displayed:
    • Bundling: This solution means that we merge multiple files (for example, multiple CSS files) into one larger file, reducing the number of requests...

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