SymfonyCasts

SymfonyCasts Snippets: Doctrine inheritance = cleaner entities 💡 Meet the mapped superclass: an abstract base entity that lets you share fields without creating its own table. Less code duplication. More structure. Win-win. https://lnkd.in/eBB6kFmV

Rewind ⏪ Design Patterns #7 Ready for design pattern #3? It's the Observer pattern! We'll kick off by describing the two actors (subject vs observer), crafting the "observer interface" & prepping the subject to keep track of them. https://lnkd.in/ewrJZw3v

Upgrading to Symfony 8 #3 Now that we’re on PHP 8.4, let's upgrade DoctrineBundle to v3. This unlocks native lazy objects in Doctrine, my favorite PHP 8.4 feature! Let’s see how they change Doctrine and your entities.

Join us next month on June 4 in Montreal, Canada for SymfonyDay! There is an awesome lineup of speakers and I can't wait to see you there! 🎟️ Get your ticket: https://lnkd.in/egC-jv5u

Great news, Symfony upgrades don’t have to be scary! Deprecations give you a roadmap: Fix warnings now → avoid breakage later. The rule? No deprecations = safe major upgrade = 🥳 https://lnkd.in/gB6yHnU7

Upgrading to Symfony 8 #2 Before jumping to Symfony 8, let's upgrade to the latest 7.4 and explore some new features. Remember: Symfony 8.0 = Symfony 7.4 with deprecations removed.

Rewind ⏪ Design Patterns #6 Ok, we've learned about the builder pattern. But how do we set this up in a *real* Symfony app? Let's see how a "builder factory" can help us leverage the container for a smooth experience. Plus we'll talk about where we see this pattern in the wild! https://lnkd.in/gAad9fPj

New course alert! 🚨 Upgrading to Symfony 8: Let's upgrade an app from Symfony 7.3 to 8.0! We’ll start by switching to PHP 8.4, updating to the latest 7.3, refreshing Flex recipes, and tackling deprecations. All without breaking a sweat!

Rewind ⏪ Design Patterns #5 We've already created a builder class. But now, the objects we're creating are growing in complexity. Do we push that complexity back to when we're using the builder? Or hide it inside? #Symfony https://lnkd.in/eREpVdRV

Rewind ⏪ Design Patterns #4 Design pattern number 2: the builder pattern! We create a builder class to simplify creating characters and talk about some of the subtle rules/non-rules along the way. Do we need an interface? Fluent methods? A two week holiday? https://lnkd.in/e4j8se5v