Where is Magento now two years after launching? Roman Zenner, co-author of a new Magento handbook for developers (German language), has written a critique on his English language blog:

"One thing is for sure: Magento has reached reality. Right now, agencies and developers around the world put this software to the test, building different-sized projects on the basis of the application."

Zenner adds that there are not yet nearly enough developers to cover the current demand (“Summer 2010: The State of Magento”):

"Now that the name Magento seems to be in everyone’s head, there is an increasing demand for professionals able to implement individual functionalities.

This sounds like a technology goldrush, and in some respects it actually is. The problem is, however, that there are not enough developers who could satisfy this demand."

"When looking at the situation in Germany for example, agencies are desperately trying to hire new developers to build Magento-based stores.

Especially with regard to Enterprise-level clients, the projects of whom require quite some effort, there are just not enough resources."

In a comment to the post, Kara Heinrichs, who is heading training and certification at Magento, describes the current priorities in this area which aim to grow and empower the user community.

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Originally posted in German by Jochen Krisch, adapted for excitingcommerce.com by Jason Soo.