·AI
MCP, CLI or API: Building a Symfony or PHP MCP Server
MCP, command-line tool or API: the pros and cons of each way to connect an AI assistant to your app, then how to set up an MCP server with Symfony or plain PHP.
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·Code quality
PHP Static Analyzers: PHPStan, Deptrac, Rector Compared
PHPStan, Psalm, PHP-CS-Fixer, Deptrac, Rector, PHPMD: what each tool does, what it does not do, and the order in which to install them on a Symfony project.
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·DevOps
Castor vs Make: Which Task Runner for Symfony?
Castor or Make to automate Docker, tests and CI in a Symfony project? The same use case in both tools, a comparison table, common pitfalls and a clear verdict.
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·DevOps
Is Traefik Needed in Production, or Is Nginx Enough?
Traefik or Nginx in production? Service discovery, certificates, timeouts, Docker pitfalls and lessons learned from a real migration of a shared server.
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·AI
Cut AI Assistant Token Usage with rtk and graphify
How do you cut token consumption in command-line AI assistants? rtk compresses command output, while graphify targets the context your assistant loads.
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·Architecture
Taking Over a Poorly Coded Symfony App: The Method
You inherited a shaky Symfony application from a past vendor. Here is the 4-phase method to regain control, stabilize it and move forward without a rewrite.
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·Security
DORA Compliance for Fintech: A Symfony Checklist
DORA has applied since January 2025. A technical checklist and contract clauses: what fintechs should require from a Symfony application and its provider.
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·Security
DORA Compliance: Making Symfony Applications Resilient
The DORA regulation demands operational resilience. Here are the technical workstreams for a Symfony application: traceability, continuity and observability.
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·Security
NIS2 Compliance: Preparing Your Symfony Application
The NIS2 directive widens cybersecurity obligations. Learn how to prepare a Symfony application technically: hardening, MFA, logging and incident reporting.
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·Code quality
RGAA Accessibility Remediation for Symfony Apps
Since the European Accessibility Act, RGAA now covers far more organizations. How we fix a Symfony application: semantic Twig, ARIA, keyboard use and tests.
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·DevOps
WASM or Containers: Which to Choose in 2026?
Server-side WASM is no longer experimental. A 2026 comparison with Docker containers: cold start, density, security and how the two can coexist in one stack.
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·Symfony
Symfony and PHP End of Life: The Action Plan
Symfony and PHP end-of-life calendar for 2026, real consequences (CVEs, NIS2, GDPR) and three exit strategies depending on how critical your application is.
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·Architecture
Technical Due Diligence for a Symfony Application
A pre-acquisition audit grid for Symfony applications: 12 signals that move the valuation and a five-axis methodology to turn technical risk into numbers.
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·Symfony
Elasticsearch vs Algolia for a Symfony Project
Elasticsearch and Algolia meet different needs. A hands-on technical comparison to help you pick the right search engine for your Symfony project and team.
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·DevOps
Bruno: The Open Source Alternative to Postman
A Git-native, open source alternative to Postman: versioned collections, a CLI for CI/CD and multi-stack support to test your APIs, from Symfony to Node.js.
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·DevOps
Playwright E2E Testing with Claude Code
Playwright is the go-to tool for end-to-end tests. Paired with Claude Code, you can generate and maintain a full E2E suite without spending weeks on it.
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·AI
10 Claude Code Skills for a Symfony Team
Ten ready-to-use Claude Code skills for a Symfony team: code review, tests, migrations, security and refactoring, all versioned in Git and shared by everyone.
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·AI
How to Upskill on Claude Code: A Practical Guide
CLAUDE.md, skills, hooks, MCP servers: discover the key Claude Code features and the best practices that turn you into an advanced user, one step at a time.
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