[White Paper] Migration from legacy to Symfony
As the creator of Symfony, SensioLabs has been advocating in favor of PHP for many years. To keep up with the breathless pace of innovation in PHP, you need to implement a modern, robust framework like Symfony. That is the story SensioLabs and Smile tell you in their new joint white paper.
SensioLabs and Smile Released a New Joint White Paper
Before writing this white paper, SensioLabs and Smile noticed that many old and unmaintained frameworks are still active. Based on this fact, they have worked on a joint white paper explaining why you should migrate to Symfony.
For several years, Smile and SensioLabs have shared a passion for innovation in open-source. Smile is the European market leader in digital open-source, and SensioLabs is the creator of the open-source framework Symfony. The two companies established a strategic alliance in 2019 to scale their expertise in PHP and Symfony for the benefit of their clients.
The two companies are complementary. Smile builds digital projects, and SensioLabs provides expertise in PHP and Symfony. As code legacy and unmaintained frameworks are detrimental to PHP and digital projects, SensioLabs and Smile decided to jointly address this critical issue. This white paper is a practical approach to help businesses and non-profit organizations grow and remain relevant in the coming years. The good news is that you can achieve this goal with Symfony.
You Need a High-Performance Framework
First, the white paper examines the PHP landscape in 2021. It explains why you should use a framework to develop your application in PHP. PHP now fits a new tech environment: cloud computing, online customer experience, IoT, cybersecurity, etc. To manage these critical innovations, it has become essential that your application relies on a modern framework.
What are the signs that you need to switch to a modern framework? SensioLabs and Smile have identified 10 signs your code is decaying from their extensive experience in web development. They also explain the most important criteria for choosing a framework such as popularity, documentation, or philosophy. After reading this white paper, you can assess whether you need to migrate and what aspects of your project you should explore before migrating.
A Migration to Symfony is a Safe Decision
You have realized that you should migrate to a new PHP framework? Symfony is probably one of the best options for your app. Symfony relies on a set of principles, making it powerful yet simple. These principles include open-source, interoperability, easy access, and pragmatism.
The white paper also explains why a Symfony migration is a safe choice. Thanks to backward compatibility, a predictable release cycle, and a continuous upgrade path, Symfony is easy to manage. The rules are clearly established from the beginning, so you won’t encounter unpleasant surprises on your journey.
Additionally, Symfony comes with a comprehensive ecosystem. Symfony has a global community with thousands of developers. Many high-performance tools support your Symfony project: Blackfire for performance, SymfonyInsight to audit your code, and SymfonyCloud to automate your Symfony infrastructure deployment.
As the creator of Symfony, SensioLabs can support your migration to Symfony. To meet your migration needs, SensioLabs can organize a Migration Workshop, a Progressive Migration, coach and train your development team.
Learn why relying on a powerful framework like Symfony is crucial in PHP: download this helpful white paper now!
Download the white paperGot more questions about your Symfony migration? Please send us a message at contact@sensiolabs.com. We look forward to answering any questions that you may have.
