Failure to Launch (A Cautionary Shopify App Tale)


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David here. You signed up for my newsletter at programmingarehard.com.

I'm writing to let you know I've just published a new post about using my attempt at launching a Shopify app. I journeyed through the many sets of Shopify docs, implemented it in Remix, created a listing page, and got it all shut down by a reviewer. You can read it about it here:

Failure to Launch (A Cautionary Shopify App Tale)

Hope it's enlightening and that you have a productive Tuesday. ✌️

David

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