New features in Magento 2
Magento 2 is a new generation of the platform, with new features, technologies, and improvements that make Magento one of the most robust and complete e-commerce solutions available at the moment. In this section, we will describe the main differences between Magento 1 and Magento 2.
First, let's review the new technologies that are available in Magento 2:
New technologies
- Composer: This is a dependency manager for PHP. Dependencies can be declared and Composer will manage these dependencies by installing and updating them. In Magento 2, Composer simplifies the process of installing and upgrading extensions and upgrading Magento.
- Varnish 4: This is an open source HTTP accelerator. Varnish stores pages and other assets in ...
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