·Project
The Benefits of Packaged Software for Your Business
Packaged business software is built to meet a company's specific needs. Learn how it differs from generic software and what ERP, CRM and SCM systems offer.
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·PHP
REST API Best Practices in PHP
Design a solid REST API in PHP: resource naming, HTTP verbs, status codes, pagination, rate limiting, versioning, OpenAPI contracts and gateway patterns.
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·Symfony
The Most Widely Used Symfony Bundles
Core and third-party Symfony bundles every team should know, plus selection criteria and dependency governance tips to keep your projects maintainable long term
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·Agency
Web Developer Vocabulary: A Complete Guide
Tired of not understanding what your cousin does in IT? This plain-English glossary explains web development terms, from back-end to Docker, Git and testing.
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·Symfony
Practical Guide to a Successful Symfony Version Upgrade
Plan a Symfony version upgrade without downtime: deprecations, Rector, PHPStan, a phased strategy, and the Strangler Fig pattern for large legacy applications.
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·Agency
Rubber Duck Debugging: Debug Faster With a Toy
Rubber duck debugging explained: the psychology behind it, concrete examples, modern variants, and how it helps your team debug faster and write better code.
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·Training
AFUP Day 2023: Talks and Takeaways on PHP
The 5th AFUP Day took place on May 12 at the Université Catholique de Lille, and part of the Efficience IT team attended. Here is our recap of every PHP talk.
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·Security
Chocoblast: Security Awareness Through Play
Chocoblast is a playful office ritual: leave your computer unlocked and you buy pastries for the team. See how it builds lasting security habits and team spirit
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·Symfony
Documenting a Symfony Project with Diataxis
Diataxis gives technical documentation a clear structure by meeting developers needs through four types: tutorials, how-to guides, reference, and explanation.
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·Code quality
PHPStan: Improve the Quality of Your PHP Code
PHPStan is a static analysis tool for PHP. It scans your code for potential errors, enforces strict typing, and guards your architecture on every commit.
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·Symfony
Symfony Insight: What It Does and How to Set It Up
Symfony Insight is an online PHP code analysis tool built for Symfony. See what it checks, how to set it up, and how it compares with PHPStan and SonarQube.
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·Training
6 Steps to Level Up Your Symfony Skills
A six-step Symfony learning path: service container, EventDispatcher, performance, framework internals, certification, and architecture, with resources by level
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·Project
Web Audit at Efficience IT: Method, Criteria, Content
An audit is essential to assess the quality, security, and performance of a website. Discover how Efficience IT runs it, from code analysis to roadmap.
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·Agency
7 Reasons to Join Efficience IT
Seven reasons to join Efficience IT: a people-first culture, daily challenges, a voice that counts, career growth, Green IT values and a flexible office.
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·Architecture
Everything You Need to Know About Caching
A cache works like RAM: it is a type of memory designed to boost performance. Learn the principles, use cases and best practices of caching on the web.
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·Symfony
Swagger and NelmioApiDocBundle: What It Does
NelmioApiDocBundle is a Symfony package that generates interactive API documentation from your source code. Setup, advanced patterns and API governance.
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·Green IT
Ecosia: Fighting Climate Change Through Search
Ecosia and Reforest'Action fight deforestation by planting trees. See how the green search engine works and how your daily searches can fund reforestation.
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·Project
How to Write Specifications for an Agile Project
The Agile approach favors planning with goals set over a short period. Here is how to write specifications that fit it: format, steps, and user stories.
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