In this Liquid Weekly Podcast episode, hosts Karl and Taylor are joined by Sam Isseyegh, co-founder of Discount Kit, a leading Shopify app. They explore Sam's journey from gaming and web development to full-stack Shopify expertise. The team goes way back on Sam's experience in web development experiences, all the way from playing Age of Empires to creating Geocities websites. Sam shares his Shopify journey, from working on Pizza Hut's ecommerce platform to app development, reflecting on the challenges of launching Stackable Discounts just before Black Friday. The conversation shifts to Shopify's Checkout Extensions, emphasizing their significance, sandboxing benefits, and differences in running Shopify Functions compared to Scripts.The power of Shopify Functions is explored further, with insights into enhancing customization and configuration using GraphQL schemas, input variables, and metafields. Sam shares tips on effectively utilizing metafields and passing settings between functions. Explore the provided resources and links to dive deeper into the topics discussed in this episode. Don't miss out on further Shopify insights—subscribe to the Liquid Weekly Podcast for your weekly dose of developer insights. // Guest Information // Follow Sam Online - Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/SammyIsseyegh - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammyisseyegh/ - Discount Kit: https://discountkit.app/ - Optizio: https://optiz.io/ // Resources // Miro App: https://miro.com/apps/ Notion: https://www.notion.so/ Shopify Functions links: - https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/functions - https://shopify.dev/docs/api/functions Checkout Extensions: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-extensions Cart Transform API: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/functions/reference/cart-transform Shopify Devs Shopify Functions Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvQF73bM4-5W79CMjKV9GoDE58c9jS5TD&si=mQ99N-oUmMZiu7zb // In the Community // Collab Request default - John Speed Twitter Thread: https://x.com/John_Speed/status/1734287034133492087?s=20 DMCA Takedowns - Tobi Lutke Twitter Thread: https://x.com/tobi/status/1734345068868157547?s=46 Public Roadmap for Shopify Apps - Sam Twitter Thread: https://x.com/sammyisseyegh/status/1732095102367957490?s=46 // Changelog // Customer Accounts Extensibility in Preview: https://shopify.dev/changelog/customer-accounts-extensibility-is-now-available-in-developer-preview Webhook Topics for Discount Events: https://shopify.dev/changelog/introducing-webhook-topics-for-discount-events Automatic discount functions for B2B: https://shopify.dev/changelog/automatic-discount-functions-now-apply-to-b2b-sessions New Modal API latest version: https://shopify.dev/changelog/modal-api-added-to-the-latest-version-of-app-bridge // Picks // Karl - That Mitchell and Webb Look Sketch Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOBhf8f7cXM Sam - Gleam (Luey Pillford) - a new programming language that brings types to the Erlang ecosystem: https://gleam.run/ Taylor - Bicycle trainer: https://amzn.to/3vKgoNw // Sign Up for Liquid Weekly // Don’t miss out on more Shopify insights—subscribe to Liquid Weekly at https://liquidweekly.com/