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Master Adobe Experience Manager with practical guides on implementation patterns, real-world problem solving, and best practices.
Understanding the AEM request flow from browser to Dispatcher to Publish. Learn how caching works, why content updates don't appear immediately, and how to troubleshoot production issues like an architect.
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Learn the foundation of Sling and AEM rendering. Understand how Resources abstract content, how ResourceResolver locates them, and how ValueMap provides access to properties. Discover why Resource Resolution is critical for troubleshooting production issues.
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Learn how Sling identifies and resolves components. Understand sling:resourceType, sling:resourceSuperType, component resolution, and script resolution. Discover why Core Component proxies reduce maintenance and improve project sustainability.
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Master URL decomposition in Sling. Learn how selectors, extensions, and suffixes control script resolution and behavior. Understand headless AEM, Dispatcher caching with selectors, and how to troubleshoot complex URL-based issues in production.
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Learn how Sling Models bridge content and presentation. Understand adaptation, dependency injection, model lifecycle, and why they're essential for maintainable AEM components. Discover how Sling Models enable both traditional and headless AEM.
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Master HTL, AEM's template language. Learn expressions, conditional rendering, lists, component composition, context-aware escaping, and WCM mode. Understand how HTL bridges Sling Models and HTML output. Troubleshoot common rendering issues.
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