Rafael Corrêa Gomes

Rafael Corrêa Gomes @rafaelcg

About: Writing about eCommerce development, Adobe Commerce, Shopify, automation, productivity, and developer career.

Location:
Montréal, QC - Canada
Joined:
Aug 30, 2016

Rafael Corrêa Gomes
articles - 49 total

A Comprehensive Guide for CTOs: Adobe Commerce SaaS vs Shopify

The key business and technical considerations for choosing between Shopify and Adobe Commerce as cloud services. We discuss the four main pillars that influence this decision: strict and complex requirements, total cost of ownership and flexibility, faster return on investment, and adaptable business requirements.

Learn More 1 0Mar 31

Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service is NOT like Shopify

The new Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service is launching in June 2025, and there’s a lot of buzz around it. Many people expect it to be like Shopify Advanced, but that’s far from reality. Even Shopify Plus isn’t a direct comparison

Learn More 1 0Mar 21

Adobe Commerce Saas Announcement

Let's review the changes from Adobe Commerce going to Saas and bringing Adobe Commerce Optimizer.

Learn More 1 0Mar 18

Adobe Commerce's Big Announcement: A Technical Deep Dive

Adobe Commerce is making a major shift with the introduction of Adobe Commerce as a Cloud Service and Adobe Commerce Optimizer, launching in June 2025. This technical deep dive explores the key innovations, including Edge Delivery Services for faster storefronts, GenAI-powered content creation, API-driven integrations, and the impact of transitioning from on-premise/PaaS to SaaS. Whether you're a developer, architect, or eCommerce strategist, this article provides essential insights into Adobe's next-gen commerce ecosystem.

Learn More 2 2Mar 14

Magento PWA Studio setup in minutes

Setup your Magento PWA Studio in minutes, ready to demonstrate, develop and contribute to the Venia store.

Learn More 2 0Jun 23 '23

No more Carrier Service API on Shopify

Starting on January 2023, your apps using Shopify Carrier Service API won't be available to all Shopify plans anymore.

Learn More 1 0Dec 1 '22

How to use custom URLs with Shopify Hydrogen

Learn how to customize your URLs using Shopify Hydrogen in your Shopify Headless store and optimize your SEO in multiple languages.

Learn More 0 0Apr 6 '22

How to use custom domains? Shopify Hydrogen + Cloudflare Workers

Learn how to set up your Shopify Hydrogen headless e-commerce custom domain when using Cloudflare Workers.

Learn More 7 0Mar 11 '22

Cloudflare Workers: Deploying Shopify Hydrogen

Learn how to deploy Shopify Hydrogen at Cloudflare Workers, adjusting the required files to run it in the brand new serverless solution.

Learn More 6 0Mar 11 '22

(Serverless or Docker) Which host to choose?

This post share a conclusion I had finishing my Shopify Hydrogen course I taught how to host it in a Serverless vs Container-based hosting.

Learn More 1 0Mar 10 '22

How to install the new security updates for Adobe Commerce APSB22-12

Learn to install the Adobe Commerce APSB22-12 security patch on your Magento OpenSource and Adobe Commerce Cloud.

Learn More 4 0Mar 10 '22

Shopify Hydrogen: Why is useShopQuery server-side only?

If want to understand the reasoning why useShopQuery and other Storefront API requests with Shopify Hydrogen, this post is for you.

Learn More 1 0Mar 10 '22

Shopify Hydrogen: Cache overview

Shopify Hydrogen introduction to take the right business decision, native or headless.

Learn More 6 1Jan 12 '22

Shopify Hydrogen Introduction

Shopify Hydrogen introduction to take the right business decision, native or headless.

Learn More 4 0Jan 12 '22

How to avoid Log4j vulnerability in your Magento

Learn what Log4j is, how to verify it and how to avoid this attack on your Adobe Commerce and Magento OpenSource. Before start going deep into it, these are the next emergency steps to avoid this issue.

Learn More 3 0Dec 16 '21

Magento 2.4.4 - Checkout performance improvements

Adobe Commerce 2.4.4 is coming early next year (March 8th), this version will be powered by PHP 8.1 and other key framework upgrades.

Learn More 4 0Dec 16 '21

0% revenue share for Shopify App Store developers

Shopify app developers might now have 0% on the first 1,000,000 USD in annual gross app revenue share, check out the details about it.

Learn More 0 0Aug 6 '21

New Composer plugin in Magento 2.4.3

Issues with Composer dependencies are very common to happen, some related to integrity, but security issues too. That's why Magento 2.4.3 applied a new verification routine via a new Composer plugin. It's going to perform integrity checks during the Composer installations.

Learn More 1 0Jun 17 '21

Adobe Commerce upgrade and resign in parallel

Is it possible to have the upgrade and redesign in parallel? From the development standpoint, the answer is 100% yes, but what to consider...

Learn More 0 0Jun 4 '21

PWA myths and secrets revealed

PWA secrets that myths that no one is going to tell you until you spend thousands of dollars are now revealed.

Learn More 9 0May 28 '21

How to downgrade Composer via homebrew?

Using Mac to develop PHP applications without Docker might be tricky sometimes. A useful thing to know is how to easily change your Composer version, following this tutorial you might be able to upgrade or downgrade to any version.

Learn More 0 0May 18 '21

How to add new users to the Magento Cloud panel?

The Magento Cloud panel offers very easy control over the Magento 2 Commerce project. You might be able to control your users, environments, and general configurations easily.

Learn More 0 0May 14 '21

How to add Magento Cloud users via CLI

If you’re a developer like me, for sure you will prefer to add new users via terminal via Magento Cloud CLI, not just add users, but you can edit it too.

Learn More 0 0May 14 '21

What to consider when upgrading Magento 2

When upgrading Magento 2 might be something easy when you have a strategy to upgrade your Magento 2 Commerce or Magento 2 OpenSource.

Learn More 1 0May 12 '21

How to uninstall and completely remove Valet+?

Remove your Valet Plus running a uninstall and completely remove script in your terminal macOS, it's going to clean it completely to start from scratch.

Learn More 3 2May 3 '21

Develop Shopify NodeJS apps with VSCode Dev Container

If you work with VSCode and have your local environment directly in your machine I recommend starting to looking Docker, it’s an easy way to have your app running in a virtualized environment with its own OS and packages to each app.

Learn More 3 0May 5 '21

How to change php.ini CapRover WordPress

When we utilize the native CapRover method to install a new WordPress blog, we see just a few options...

Learn More 0 0May 5 '21

How to create a Windows 10 bootable pen drive from a macOS

Most new PCs don't come with DVD drives anymore. So it can be a pain to install Windows on a new computer, so in this tutorial, we'll show you how you can set this up from a Mac.

Learn More 0 0Jan 27 '21

Shopify API Release: January 2021

If you are a Shopify developer it's good to know the last updates, it includes features to use in your new app, deprecations to keep your app healthy, and the new possibilities to innovate. So let's check out the news for Q1.

Learn More 0 0Jan 19 '21

How to apply PWA + Next JS

The faster way to set up and utilize PWA in your Next JS application, check examples and tips to achieve it in minutes preparing your application from stretch, and getting it ready for production.

Learn More 21 1Jan 14 '21