My previous post was published before the launch of Magento - Preview Version and was introducing the features those were going to be implemented (and now have been implemented). The preview version was released on 31st August, 2007. So it has been very long time since my last post but busy schedule of life was'nt giving me a single moment for blogging.
And yesterday, on 31st March, 2008, long awaited Production version of Magento Commerce has been released.
Since the release of first preview version, the updates was being released frequently. With every release, Magento was shining more and more. The progress is incredible in very less time. Magento provides lot of exciting features like Multiple Stores and Websites, Google Checkout support, Single Page Checkout, Shipping to multiple addresses in one order and many more.
Varien - Magento Company has already announced parnership and collaboration with Parallels and Media Temple to deliver Magento 1.0 through a one-click installation wizard.
As a developer, the most impressive thing I found in magento is its flexibility for customization. As I have already mentioned in my previous post, magento is developed on Zend Framework and uses MVC architecture, which makes magento easier to maintain. Apart from that, magento also provides out of the box solution for customization. That means, magento can be customized as you need without modifying a single line of code in existing core modules. Instead, you can develop your own modules with specific configuration which overwrite the behavior of existing core modules. I love this way because it provides flexibility for upgrading magento to newer version.
So, on this occasion it really worths if they say:
Open Source eCommerce has officially evolved.
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