Michael Bromley

Modern Headless Commerce with Vendure

Scaffold a full e-commerce backend in minutes. Then extend your API, database, and admin UI with a single config object—no boilerplate.

Modern Headless Commerce with Vendure
#1about 3 minutes

Tracing the evolution of e-commerce platforms

Early e-commerce involved manual HTML forms and email-based orders, but the landscape has since matured with many frameworks and SaaS solutions.

#2about 4 minutes

Why JavaScript and TypeScript dominate modern development

JavaScript's performance, massive ecosystem, and full-stack capabilities, enhanced by TypeScript's static typing, make it the leading choice for new applications.

#3about 8 minutes

What headless architecture means for e-commerce

Headless architecture decouples the backend from the frontend via an API, enabling the use of multiple clients and modern tooling like Jamstack or Edge Computing.

#4about 1 minute

An overview of the Vendure e-commerce framework

Vendure is an open-source, headless commerce framework built on Node.js and TypeScript that provides a GraphQL API and an extensible core for custom development.

#5about 3 minutes

Setting up a local Vendure project with the CLI

Use the `npx @vendure/create` command to scaffold a new project, connect to a database, populate it with test data, and explore the GraphQL API.

#6about 5 minutes

Customizing the data model with custom fields

Extend core entities like 'Customer' by defining custom fields in the config file, which automatically updates the database schema, GraphQL API, and admin UI.

#7about 2 minutes

Integrating a storefront with Vendure's headless API

While headless requires building a separate storefront, starter kits for frameworks like Remix running on Edge Computing platforms can accelerate development.

#8about 2 minutes

Q&A on sessions, features, and performance

The Q&A covers handling sessions with cookies or tokens, highlights the customizable promotions engine, and discusses performance scaling and comparisons to Medusa.

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Headless commerce examples across different channels
03:11 MIN

Headless commerce examples across different channels

Headless and JAMstack - The State of Commerce Today

Getting started with JAMstack and headless commerce
02:41 MIN

Getting started with JAMstack and headless commerce

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Combining JAMstack with a headless CMS for e-commerce
03:20 MIN

Combining JAMstack with a headless CMS for e-commerce

Headless and JAMstack - The State of Commerce Today

Understanding the modern commerce technology stack
11:44 MIN

Understanding the modern commerce technology stack

APIs and Architecture for scaling omnichannel payments

Understanding JAMstack with a practical e-commerce example
03:24 MIN

Understanding JAMstack with a practical e-commerce example

Headless and JAMstack - The State of Commerce Today

Live demo of a full-stack ClojureScript web application
02:45 MIN

Live demo of a full-stack ClojureScript web application

Using backend languages for frontends: Why ClojureScript is an awesome idea!

Introducing the modern stack for a course platform
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Introducing the modern stack for a course platform

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The rapid evolution of JavaScript and modern web APIs
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