Magento Speed Optimization

Why People hate Magento?

May 1, 2012 Updated: August 9, 2026

An architect's honest take on why people hate Magento: the real reasons behind the complaints, what Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce changed, and when it still makes sense.

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May 1, 2012 Updated: July 23, 2026

A practical, up-to-date guide to Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce performance: measuring first, production mode, Varnish and Redis caching, database and search tuning, PHP, the frontend, and extensions.

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