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Are you a PHP developer still using "switch"? In PHP 8, we now have access to a new "match" keyword. There may be times where a switch statement is still warranted, but in almost all scenarios, "match" is better.

Wishing you had the Cliffs Notes of Magento news? I got you covered. This month (tomorrow a.m.): ☠️ Is this the end of BigCommerce? 🙌 An official solution to Redis licensing probs 🤓 A new Magento course: launching tomorrow! Join 8,400+ Magento devs at m.academy/newsletter/?ut…

It's been 5 years 🤯

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

PHP typehints -- when to use them? Well, it depends if you are getting errors in your IDE. A typehint documents a connection between the function's object and a class. This allows the IDE to create a "link" between the two. Learn more, get snippets at m.academy/snippets/?utm_…

The best "feature" ever to happen to Magento 2 is constructor property promotion. Instead of needing to reference a property name 3 times, they can now all be combined into a single line constructor argument. If you are still on Magento <=2.4.3... it's time to upgrade.

"Ding!" -- an email just came in. It's for a Magento Solutions Architect position that pays $200k/yr. The catch is that it's six months from now, and since the market was soft and you thought Magento was dying, you didn't bother leveling up your skills. So you can't apply. I

Macademy has a new website! 🎉 Check it out at M.academy I'm still working out the bugs today -- let me know if you see any 🤙

Lots of M.academy updates dropped over the last few weeks: 🧵

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Trying to decide between plugins and event observers in Magento? Then read this: m.academy/articles/plugi… Understanding when to use each can make a huge difference in how efficiently and cleanly you can customize Magento. Plugins allow you to modify the behavior of public