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We take a look at the major changes to Polaris and the frameworks powering Shopify apps for API version 2025-10.

Learn how to build the foundation for simple (but powerful) Shopify sales tracker.

A deep dive into horizontal scaling: how we sharded our core db without any downtime or dropped requests.

A deep dive into how we upgrade our core Postgres db with zero downtime, using logical replication.

An in-depth, under the hood look at the architecture and infrastructure behind Gadget's Shopify sync.

The incident report for partial outages between August 2 and 5.

While everyone's talking about the flashy merchant tools, these updates are going to fundamentally change how we build on Shopify.

AI coding tools have lowered the barrier to building software, and Gadget gives you an AI Assistant trained on a full-stack platform so you know everything you build will always work.

Building the fun features is a lot easier when you know you covered the foundational technical requirements.

Between OAuth flows, session tokens, and API authentication, there's a lot to consider, so let's break down what you actually need to know to get Shopify OAuth working.

Solve problems that your merchants are actually complaining about will create long-term success, as long as you keep costs low and ROI high.

Creating a strong development strategy to stand out in the Shopify App Store takes more than a pretty app listing and flashy features.