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3. Principles and Process

Gavin Ballard

(1)Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Now that we have a solid understanding of the building blocks of a Shopify theme (Chapter 1) and an understanding of how to put one together (Chapter 2), it’s time to dive in and start coding, right? Almost!

The final step before we get into some practical exercises is to take a step back and think about the theme development process from a high level. What are your goals, and how can you maximize the chances of delivering a theme that successfully reaches them? What can you do to ensure your deliverables are easy to maintain, now and in six months’ time? ...

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