Magento has released their first version in 2008. Now, Magento eCommerce is the topper in the eCommerce industry worldwide. They have launched their new version with advanced features – Magento 2 with a new incarnation in its structure. Magento 2 has a lot of flexible features added in frontend and backend. Magento 2 has improved in the speed, scalability, security and extensibility if you compare with previous version of Magento 1.x. Magento 2 takes you to the new premium class eCommerce platform.
The new features of Magento 2.0 are as follows:
- Open, Component Oriented Architecture
- More modern look frontend development (HTML5/CSS3/Jquery)
- Delivers personalized shopping experiences
- Enhanced Business alacrity and Productivity
- Enterprise-grade Scalability and Performance
- Better Secure Payments
- Reduced Maintenance and Upgrades costs
- Support Automated Testing
Key features between Magento 1.x and Magento 2.x
Magento 1.x |
Magento 2.x |
Sass/Compass |
HTML5 |
Prototype JavaScript library in core |
CSS3 |
Jquery in rwd package |
RequireJS |
Additional JavaScript libraries |
Apache 2.2 or later |
HTML5/ CSS3 |
PHP 5.5.x |
PSR Compliance |
|
Install needed components via Composer |
|
Magento UI library |
|
CSS Pre-processor |
|
Full page caching |
|
Magento performance toolkit |
|
Dependency Injection |
ShareSoft Technology provides Magento migration and extension services. Our developers are up-to-date with latest development updates on Magento. Consult with us for any type of business requirement on Magento Development