Hi, I'm Reuben, the Ringmaster of Mobile Atom Media and Code (https://www.mobileatom.net/). Symfony Station (https://symfonystation.mobileatom.net/) is my latest venture. I moderate the Symfony magazine here (https://kbin.social/m/Symfony) and created the Symfony Universe Collection. (https://kbin.social/u/symfonystation/c/SymfonyUniverse)
A graduate of the Univ. of Georgia and an MA graduate of Georgia State, I live in Orlando. My full-stack developer certification is from the Univ. of Central Florida.
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Drupal Decoupled and Headless: All you need to Know (www.lnwebworks.com)
Traditional Drupal websites leveraged Drupal for both content rendering on the front end and content management on the back end as it wasn’t possible to separate the two. This implies that Drupal significantly affected their styling which wasn’t always appreciated. However, today companies have the complete freedom to...
A Week of Symfony #884 (4-10 December 2023) (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
This week, Symfony celebrated the SymfonyCon Brussels 2023 conference with great success. During the hackday, the community contributed many bug fixes and new features for the upcoming Symfony 7.1 ver...
SymfonyCon follow-up: Doctrine entities vs Domain entities (skoop.dev)
At SymfonyCon, after my DDD talk I talked to someone who asked about how to work with domain entities vs Doctrine entities. Let's give it some explanation.
After Radio Silence, Kbin App Artemis Shuts Down (wedistribute.org)
After a long silence from the developer, project moderators stepped down. The mobile app for Kbin appears to have closed its doors.
PHP and Symfony Apps As Standalone Binaries (dunglas.dev)
Distributing PHP applications is quite complicated. For instance, to run a Symfony project in production, a web server, the PHP engine, and the appropriate PHP extensions need to be installed. Their versions and configurations must be compatible with the app. Because PHP is an interpreted language, the application source code...
New in Symfony 6.4: Workflow Profiler (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 includes a new Profiler feature to introspect the workflow definitions and render them as a visual chart.
Code quality tool PHP_CodeSniffer has a new maintainer but needs corporate support (cu.be)
In a recent shift of maintainership, Juliette Reinders Folmer has taken the helm of the PHP_CodeSniffer project, injecting fresh energy and vision into its development. This transition marks a pivotal moment, emphasizing the importance of community support, particularly from corporate entities. As a vital tool for maintaining...
New in Symfony 6.4: DX Improvements (part 2) (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 adds many features to improve DX (developer experience): duplicate the preferred choices form option, add server params when clicking links, define default crawler attributes, set a max nu...
The Power of Symfony in DevOps (dev.to)
Symfony is a potent PHP framework known for its flexibility and robust architecture, making it a...
Be sure to favorite the Symfony Universe collection (kbin.social)
The Symfony Universe collection contains kbin, Lemmy, and chirp magazines related to the Symfony universe of frameworks, e-commerce platforms, CMSs, code, communities and more.
New in Symfony 6.4: DX Improvements (part 1) (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 provides support for ISO 3166-1 numeric codes, improves the Type constraint, provides better precision when formatting time messages, improves performance of Finder filter utilities and ad...
New in Symfony 6.4: DX Improvements (part 1) (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 provides support for ISO 3166-1 numeric codes, improves the Type constraint, provides better precision when formatting time messages, improves performance of Finder filter utilities and ad...
Enhancing Drupal Content Editing with Same Page Preview Module (www.ctidigital.com)
Discover seamless content editing in Drupal with Same Page Preview module!
Building a Mobile App with Drupal as a Backend (gole.ms)
Do you know that almost 90% of developers who use Drupal as a backend for their mobile apps have their stash, lucky coding socks? This is interesting because developers believe it allows them to work more efficiently. We may have exaggerated about 90 percent, but building a mobile app development with Drupal as a backend is...
SymfonyCon Brussels 2023: Only 2 weeks to go for the pre-conference workshops! (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Get ready now by choosing your workshop topics or register while there's still time!
Getting Started with Acquia Cloud IDE: A Code Editor as a Service (dev.acquia.com)
Explore how Acquia Cloud IDE solves Drupal developers' local setup challenges with its browser-based, resource-friendly environment.
SymfonyCon Brussels 2023: A Memorable Game UX with LiveComponents (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Elevate your Symfony UX skills with Simon André! Join us as we build a dynamic gaming experience using LiveComponents and PHP, sans a single line of JavaScript.
Shopware 6.6 RC will be available soon. What will happen under the hood? (www.shopware.com)
Shopware 6.6 is coming soon and the RC is in the pipeline. Read this article to learn about the most important technical changes under the hood at an early stage.
Reflecting on SyliusCon – another milestone in our journey! (sylius.com)
Explore the journey of SyliusCon, from meticulous preparations to an electrifying conference day, showcasing eCommerce insights and community spirit.
How to implement geo-dependent content on a website (www.adcisolutions.com)
Geo-dependent content is a type of website content that changes depending on the user's location data. Here’s how to implement it on your Drupal website.
New in Symfony 6.4: More Built-in Message Handlers (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 adds new Messenger handlers so you can run processes, commands and ping URLs.
New in Symfony 6.4: Locale Improvements (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 introduces some improvements related to locale, such as setting the locale when rendering email contents and accessing the list of enabled locales from templates.
New in Symfony 6.4: More Testing Assertions (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 adds new test assertions related to CSS selectors, the HttpClient component and email subjects.
A Week of Symfony #879 (30 October - 5 November 2023) (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
This week, Symfony released the 6.4.0-BETA2 and 7.0.0-BETA2 versions as well as the Symfony 6.3.7 maintenance version. Meanwhile, we announced some new talks for the upcoming SymfonyCon Brussels 2023 ...
Understanding the Abstract Factory Pattern in PHP (codemystify.com)
Explore the Abstract Factory Pattern in PHP and understand how it can help in creating families of related objects. Discover its practical applications through real-world scenarios and examples.
Drupal 10.1's Front-End Transformation: A Review of Impressive Updates (imagexmedia.com)
Front-end developers are committed to crafting website interfaces that are not just visually captivating but also a joy for users to interact with. It’s great to know that Drupal helps them along the way.
An ASAP Guide to Drupal 10 (www.prometsource.com)
Now is the time to fast track your migration to Drupal 10. A site audit and a content inventory can streamline the process
Test driving the new DDEV Manager extension for Visual Studio Code (www.drupaleasy.com)
If you use Visual Studio Code check out its new DDEV extension.
PhpStorm Public Roadmap: What’s Coming in 2023.3 | The PhpStorm Blog (blog.jetbrains.com)
After recently releasing PhpStorm 2023.2, we’re now ready to share our plans for the next version of PhpStorm that is scheduled for late November 2023.
SymfonyCon Brussels 2023: Domain-Driven Design: The Basics (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Unlock the world of Domain-Driven Design with Stefan Koopmanschap: Discover the blue and red books, and apply DDD to your projects!
SymfonyLive Paris 2024: 7 days left to take advantage of early bird tickets! (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Hurry, 7 days left for early bird tickets... Grab yours before rates increase on September 25th!
Is Kbin dying? I wanted to address the deleted thread and provide some insight into the current situation. (kbin.social)
/kbin is certainly not dying, as @fr0g pointed out, work on new features and bug fixes is ongoing. However, it may give the impression that it is, and for that, I take full responsibility and owe you an explanation....
Meet NLnet, the foundation supporting many fediverse projects (fediversereport.com)
The NLnet foundation has played a significant role in the fediverse, with their financial support for most major projects. In this piece I meet some of the people behind NLnet, and get to know the foundation.
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half (www.bbc.com)
Prepare Yourself for Symfony 6.4 and Symfony 7.0 (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
Symfony 6.4 and Symfony 7.0 will be released at the same time at the end of November 2023. This article explains their differences and how to pick the best version for your projects.
Joomla 5 Alpha - First experiences (magazine.joomla.org)
Yes, sometimes I'm curious. So, when I read in the Joomla Facebook group that Joomla 5 Alpha1 was out, I decided to give it a try.
How to Enforce Selection of Published Contents in Entity Reference Fields via Zyxware (www.zyxware.com)
In Drupal, the default behaviour of entity reference fields allows us to select unpublished content if the content creator has permission to view unpublished content, which can be useful in specific scenarios where we need to establish relationships even with unpublished content. However, in many cases, we want to refer only to...
Navigating your first days with Blackfire: a comprehensive guide to optimizing web application performance via Blackfire.io Le Blog (blog.blackfire.io)
Jumpstart your journey with Blackfire! This post aims at guiding users through their first days with Blackfire, from outlining an Observability Strategy to discovering and using all its features.
Ex-Facebook Users, What Do You Use Now?
I joined Facebook years ago not long after it took off from its college roots. I also quit it years ago when my feed became full of junk....
A Week of Symfony #863 (10-16 July 2023) (Symfony Blog) (symfony.com)
This week, Symfony development activity focused on tweaking and fixing bugs on stable versions. Meanwhile, we improved performance of service auto-discovery in the upcoming Symfony 6.4 version. Finall...
Making sense of Threads and regulation (fediversereport.com)
The launch of Threads, with its promise of adding ActivityPub support in the future, is hotly debated. I take a look at 3 upcoming pieces of legislation, the DMA, DSA and the Canadian Online News Act, to see how this potentially impacts Threads decision to federate in the future.
ActivityPub API service via Werd Cloud (werd.cloud)
ActivityPub API service - Werd Cloud