
Sometimes you may find yourself having to send an email after a particular action has occurred; for example, you have a custom module that allows you to add a product to a list of favorites and would like to email the user that their list has has been updated. While working with Magento, I have found myself having to do this often. After consulting with my fellow developers, I found out how to send emails programmatically in Magento. (more…)

Thomas Lackemann is Pixafy’s latest hire, who has been working on the web since he was 12 and already has a sizable website project of his own under his belt. We asked him some questions as he settled in at the office.
Q: How did you discover Pixafy?
I actually found Pixafy through a headhunter, but the impressive online presence and knowledge of the company is what brought me into the interview. (more…)

October marked my two year anniversary at Pixafy. In the past two years, we’ve gone from a small group of four to a quickly growing group of more than 20 people. Seeing such growth from the perspective of being one of the first hires is a sight to behold. The only that thing rivals this is my own growth as a software engineer. (more…)