Introduction

• Shopify vs Magento vs Wordpress
• Overview of Shopify features and architecture

Understanding E-commerce Fundamentals

• Choosing a business model
• Industry, persona, and products

Getting Started

• Setting up the development environment
• Creating a Shopify account
• Accessing the developer site

Setting Up the Database

• Configuring MySQL database
• Storing data in the database
• Getting access tokens

Creating a Shopify Application

• Adding products (Shopify CLI)
• Adding an empty state (Polaris)
• Adding a resource picker (App Bridge)
• Adding a resource list (GraphQL)
• Updating product prices (GraphQL)

Securing the Application

• Types of authentication
• OAuth authorization
• APIs and descriptions
• Access tokens
• Session tokens

Developing REST APIs

• Understanding API and secret keys
• Generating API keys
• Creating a REST API function
• Filtering an API request
• Fixing API and access token errors

Developer Tools and Best Practices

• Development stores
• API Libraries
• GraphQL Admin API
• Optimizing app performance
• Testing the app (Lighthouse)
• Accessibility (WCAG)
• Design and coding best practices

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps