Flexibility vs Conformity - lessons learned in Open Source
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The document discusses the history and growth of Magento, an open source e-commerce platform. It details how Magento started in 2006 with just a few employees and has since grown to over 180 employees in 2010, with over 2 million downloads and powering transactions of $25 billion annually. The document also outlines Magento's products, partnerships, and community of over 270,000 registered users who have contributed thousands of extensions and design themes to the platform.
Flexibility vs Conformity - lessons learned in Open Source
- 2. Flexibility vs. ConformityLessons learned in Open SourceMichael Bessolov,Director of Technology, Magento Inc.
- 3. What is that about?History and experienceOpen source and moneyTechnology and standardsProcesses and people
- 4. History of Growth2006 – Just a Dream2007 – Big Bang Beta2008 – Big Bang 1.0!2009 – Go Enterprise2010 – Mobilize2011 – …
- 5. Magento in 20102 Million+ Downloads
- 6. 60,000+ merchants on Magento all over the globe
- 7. $25 Billion in transactions, yearly processed through Magento stores
- 8. Fastest growing eCommerce platform in the worldMagento Community270,000 registered users3,000 extensions1,200 design themes400 payment method integrations160 shipping carrier integrations and more…
- 9. Magento Products3 editions (Community, Professional, Enterprise)Magento BridgeConnectMagento Payment BridgeMagento Mobile
- 10. Magento Family2 people in 200118 employees in 2006180 employees in 2010
- 11. Magento in Ukraine5 remote employees in 20061 office and 15 employees in 200725 employees in 20082 offices and 50 employees in 2009130 employees and growing in 2010
- 12. Magento Partners9 hosting partners18 industry partnersStrategic partnership with 100+ solution partners in 35 countriesSome partners havedevelopment offices in Ukraine
- 13. Success StoriesStudents start in garageUsers love their productCustomers pay them moneyCEO’s run the funWhat is kept off-screen?
- 14. Cooking RecipesProcess and QualityRobust TechnologyQualified TeamPenny BankIs anything missing ?
- 15. Product QualityISO 9126 Software engineering – Product Quality:FunctionalityReliabilityUsabilityEfficiencyMaintainabilityPortability
- 16. Development ProcessWaterfall, Spiral, Iterative, Incremental …RUP, MSF …XP, Scrum, DSDM, FDD, Kanban …MSF for Agile, AUP, OpenUP, EssUP …CMMI, ISO 9000, ISO 15504ISO 12207 (23 processes, 95 activities, 325 tasks and 224 outcomes)
- 17. Let’s live in garage!The Idea over allNon-stop workRelease-release-releaseTake it back, please!Work for food ?
- 18. John Doe
- 19. Why and What For ?4 years development on osCommercePHP 4- (or PHP 3+?)WTF is OOP ?!SpaghettiModularityGrowthCommunity
- 20. PreambleOne more backendArchitect cocktailWhy do you make it so long ?WTF is that ?!
- 21. Keep Off!Internal needThe teamAlfaRelaxWhat’s next ?
- 22. How would we know?Visionary on business sideBack to 2006:Clients and projectsBlog and audienceName and experience
- 23. Afraid of open source?Internal, commercial or open source?Founded 2001Increasing Revenues Every YearProfitable Every YearMagento Family
- 24. Alpha, Beta, …Continue work on betaBurn your boatsLodge the users
- 25. Had notSoftware product developmentProject managementInternational products
- 26. Did haveWill to winTeam creditPO confidence
- 27. ProcessPrioritized backlogFixed release dateFixed feature setReady, steady, go!
- 28. ProblemsDo, demo, throw away, redoPut the meat on the bonesI do it, you do it, they do it…Polish and finishYou told me!
- 30. Just push on it!Switch back and forthDon’t wait!Iterate through features
- 31. AccommodateRequirements and specificationsUnit testingArchitecture and development guidelinesRead the code!
- 32. Hate to deathSmall design changesIt’s just design!UI mockReveal it not!
- 33. Dark at the end of the tunnelCommunicate it upReprioritizeArgue
- 35. Nice to have?FlexibilityI18n, l10nFeaturesUI
- 36. Back to 2007ReconcileDon’t stopFeelingsDon’t move the dateJust living here
- 37. RelaxLet’s do it right1 year vs. 6 monthsThey love this wordJust do it!
- 38. Let’s make it right?All hands onExtend the team
- 39. Let’s make it right!Extend the team in advanceBreak in asideHoneypotsRetrospective
- 40. Forget it not!Invited ? Listen!Given ? Listen!Good ? Use it!Developing? Release it!FeaturesBugfixes
- 41. 2 years in 2 wordsOvernight releasesNew year partyPM delivery service
- 42. Make money of it“Everybody makes it on support”It just worksI need right nowRelax in between?Deployment servicesSmall walletIdle Toddlers
- 43. Just surviveEarn asideCommercialize:More or different?Step outNone but you
- 44. Redeem the loanPerformanceDocumentationRevamp to heal
- 45. Silver Bullet
- 46. Thank you!Slides: mageconf.com/itjamEmail: michael@magento.comMore about Magento:magento.commageconf.com