Hey Reader,

Magento 2.4.8 just dropped Tuesday with a ton of updates! I've broken down all the key features in my latest YouTube video, ​What's New in Magento 2.4.8. Now's a great time to check it out to stay ahead of the curve.

While I'm deep in development on my Adobe Commerce Developer Cert-Prep course, I'm also building something I've wanted for years: M.academy's own custom course platform.

The first two parts of it are already complete:

✓ Individual lesson pages (great for one-off lessons, like Create a simple Magewire component in a Magento Luma template)

✓ Playlists (just launched — see it in action by checking out my new ​PHP 8.4 Core Features playlist)

□ Full courses - On the way

This custom platform will unlock capabilities that just aren't possible on third-party course platforms, such as a more advanced ​Maggie Bolt AI integration, more seamless community features, and some other innovations that I can't wait to share.

On a side note, M Bytes will shift to bi-weekly issues for now so that I can focus on the cert-prep course launch. I appreciate your understanding!

Check out the rest of this issue below 👇

Keep coding,

Mark Shust Teacher / M.academy Say hi 👋 on LinkedIn & YouTube​

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