What are the first steps in exploring Magento 2?

In addition to what Steve Johnson has written, I would add the following source..

First and foremost, I recommend you to read this eBook, it's like the Bible for all beginning Magento 2 developers:

https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/magento-2-developers-guide

Also, check these best Magento 2 blogs - here you'll learn about some aspects of Magento 2 development, that the official Magento documentation doesn't mention:

  • https://firebearstudio.com/blog/category/magento-2
  • http://inchoo.net/category/magento-2/
  • http://www.ibnab.com/en/blog/magento-2
  • http://alanstorm.com/category/magento-2

Also, you can find some useful info on Magento 2 in the official Magento blog:

  • https://magento.com/blog/tag/magento-2

Also, I would like to know how the basic principles have been changed, I mean: catalog, products, quotes, carts. If someone can share the experience of migrating from M1 to M2 ( the popular issues and their solutions) it will be very useful and I will be highly grateful.

Check this blog post to learn the basic differences between Magento 1 and Magento 2:

http://blog.litextension.com/whats-difference-between-magento-1-x-and-2-0/

Also, check out for the updates on our blog:

http://blog.mageworx.com/

we are about to launch the series of articles about the peculiarities of the main Magento 2 aspects and how the differ from Magento 1.

So, stay tuned!


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