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Remembering Ryan Weaver: Teacher, Core Team Member, Friend

New in Symfony 7.4 Uid Improvements

Symfony 7.4 improves UUIDs by generating UUID v7 by default, adding microsecond precision, and making them easier to use in tests.
October 21, 2025 #Living on the edge 👍 2 🚀 3 🎉 2

New in Symfony 7.4 Security Voter Improvements

Symfony 7.4 improves security voters with new Twig functions and customizable vote metadata.
October 20, 2025 #Living on the edge 👀 3 ❤️ 3 👍 3 🚀 2 🎉 2

New in Symfony 7.4 Deprecated XML Configuration

Symfony 7.4 deprecates XML as a configuration format to simplify the configuration of Symfony applications.
October 17, 2025 #Living on the edge 👀 1 ❤️ 6 👍 7 🚀 6 🎉 3

Kicking off the Symfony AI Initiative

Kicking off the Symfony AI Initiative
July 11, 2025 #Living on the edge 👀 6 ❤️ 59 👍 28 🚀 41 🎉 30

New in Symfony 7.3 DX Improvements (part 2)

Symfony 7.3 adds better exception logging, enum support in config, native PHP 8.4 lazy objects, and key-based query mapping for improved DX.
May 29, 2025 #Living on the edge ❤️ 12 👍 5 🚀 2 🎉 2

New in Symfony 7.3 DX Improvements (part 1)

Symfony 7.3 brings DX improvements like full Twig deprecation reporting, PascalCase string support, new form helpers, union types in OptionsResolver and a DatePoint Doctrine Type.
May 28, 2025 #Living on the edge ❤️ 14 👍 5 🚀 4 🎉 7

New in Symfony 7.3 Validator Improvements

Symfony 7.3 introduces validation improvements including better When constraint, deprecations for array-based options, and enhanced file, image, and uniqueness constraints.
May 27, 2025 #Living on the edge ❤️ 8 👍 9 🚀 7 🎉 5

New in Symfony 7.3 Serializer Improvements

Symfony 7.3 improves the Serializer component with new features like number normalization, discriminator defaults, and better debug output.
May 26, 2025 #Living on the edge ❤️ 11 👍 5 🚀 3 🎉 3

New in Symfony 7.3 New Bridges and Improved Integrations

Symfony 7.3 introduces new bridges and improves existing integrations with services like Amazon SES, Beanstalkd, Redis, and more.
May 23, 2025 #Living on the edge 👍 6 🚀 2 🎉 3

New in Symfony 7.3 Messenger Improvements

Symfony 7.3 improves Messenger with deduplication middleware, running processes using the shell, and keepalive for Doctrine transport.
May 22, 2025 #Living on the edge ❤️ 9 👍 6 🚀 10 🎉 5