One should be excited about the technology, and one barometer of enthusiasm is participation in the Magento ecosphere. Active involvement keeps your team sharp, well-connected, and ahead of the curve on platform direction.
Where to participate
- Adobe Summit Conference — formerly Magento Imagine. The annual flagship event for the platform community.
- Local Adobe Commerce meetups — most major cities have one. Smaller, friendlier, more practical than the conference.
- Adobe beta programs — get early access and shape the roadmap.
- Magento Masters — Adobe’s recognition program for community leaders.
- Contribute code — Magento’s GitHub at github.com/magento/magento2.
- Magento Association — magentoassociation.org.
- MageTalk podcast — magetalk.com.
Why participate
The platform is large enough and changes fast enough that no one stays current by reading docs alone. The community is where you learn what’s actually working in production, what’s coming next, and who to call when something unusual breaks. Most of the senior Commerce engineers who can solve hard problems quickly are people you’ll meet at one of the venues above.
Adapted from the Adobe Commerce Primer, slide 36. Last reviewed May 2026.