Jules Daunay

August 28, 2026 Jules Daunay

The SensioLabs Fall 2026 Roadmap: Where to Catch Us This Autumn!

Summer is coming to an end, but PHP and Symfony conference season is just getting started! From international conferences and partner events to regional meetups and accessibility initiatives, the SensioLabs team, creator of Symfony, will be traveling across France and Europe between now and the end of the year 🍂

Nicolas Grekas standing on stage at SymfonyLive Paris 2026

April 7, 2026 Jules Daunay

SymfonyLive Paris 2026: AI Revolution and a Peak Reunion for Team SensioLabs

The final curtain has fallen on SymfonyLive Paris 2026, and we're still buzzing ✨ (and seeing lines of code). As Symfony's creator and a long-time core sponsor, SensioLabs couldn't have picked a better moment to celebrate open source, innovation, and, most importantly, the amazing community that supports us.

Nicolas Grekas with a mic in his right hand raising his left hand on stage at SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025

January 23, 2026 Jules Daunay

Symfony 8: Stability, Security, and Innovation for Developers

To celebrate the launch of Symfony 8, we sat down with Nicolas Grekas, an emblematic figure in open-source and a major contributor to the framework. Between new JSON components, security hardening, and native integration with PHP 8.4, Nicolas explains why version 8 is a natural continuation of previous Symfony versions, without disrupting businesses. Read on for an overview to help you understand what's new and approach your upgrade with confidence.

The SensioLabs team celebrating the 20th anniversary of Symfony with balloons

October 31, 2025 Jules Daunay

The Story Continues: SensioLabs Celebrates Symfony's 20th Anniversary

Time flies, especially when you're busy shaping the future of development! The SensioLabs team has just reached a milestone with the anniversary of the Symfony framework. We marked the occasion at the office, but the party isn't over yet. The date is already set for an XXL celebration at SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025, from November 27 to 28.

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July 1, 2025 Jules Daunay

Master Symfony: Unlock Expert Skills with Our Training

Take your Symfony proficiency from good to great with the new Level 3 training course at SensioLabs! Master complex topics, optimize performance, and become a Symfony expert.

March 26, 2025 Jules Daunay

Symfony and AI: the video is now available

What about Symfony and Artificial Intelligence (AI)? This was the theme of the exclusive event organized by SensioLabs in partnership with Codéin on October 3rd. With the added bonus of feedback from a development project combining Symfony and AI. If you missed the event, check out the video now available for free on our Youtube channel.

2025 a year of celebrations for PHP with windows about API Platform, PHP, AFUP and Symfony

March 24, 2025 Jules Daunay

2025: a year of anniversaries for PHP, AFUP, Symfony and API Platform

2025 is going to be a big year for anniversaries. We will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Symfony, the 30th anniversary of PHP, the 25th anniversary of AFUP and the 10th anniversary of API Platform. For SensioLabs, this is a major milestone that proves the longevity of the technologies in our ecosystem. We are proud to celebrate these anniversaries with the community all year long.

Main stage at SymfonyCon Vienna 2024 with a purple light and a large screen

December 17, 2024 Jules Daunay

An Unforgettable SymfonyCon in Vienna

For the first time ever, SymfonyCon was held in the beautiful city of Vienna on December 5-6th. The much-anticipated flagship conference of the Symfony ecosystem, SymfonyCon Vienna 2024, brought together over a thousand eager framework enthusiasts in the Austrian capital. Let's take a moment to look back at the largest PHP conference of the year!

May 22, 2024 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs Germany Announces New Managing Director: Oskar Stark

Oskar Stark, a member of the Symfony Core team, has been appointed Managing Director of SensioLabs Germany. This new addition to the team will foster the growth of SensioLabs Germany, the official subsidiary of SensioLabs in Germany, to the benefit of German-speaking Symfony users.

April 16, 2024 Jules Daunay

SymfonyLive Paris 2024: Two Days of Conference and Fun.

On March 28th and 29th, the SensioLabs team and the French-speaking Symfony community gathered at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris for SymfonyLive Paris 2024. Were you not at this must-attend event? We’ll summarize it for you, but only because it’s you!

March 26, 2024 Jules Daunay

Discover our Symfony events in February 2024

February was a busy month for SensioLabs regarding events related to Symfony. We attended Symfony meetups and conferences in France, Switzerland, England and finally Canada. We invite you to join us in this article for our review of February. Enjoy reading!

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November 29, 2023 Jules Daunay

Interview: Symfony 7 in a Nutshell with Nicolas Grekas

Symfony 7 was released today, and as per tradition, SensioLabs interviewed Nicolas Grekas, one of the key contributors to the Symfony Core Team. Find out about the new latest features in Symfony 7 and what you should prepare for when upgrading to it.

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November 27, 2023 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs welcomes Inetum to its partner network

SensioLabs and Inetum, the European leader in digital services and solutions, have announced the signing of a new partnership. This partnership will enable Inetum to offer its customers enhanced support for their PHP and Symfony developments throughout the lifecycle of their projects. Who is Inetum? Inetum is an agile ESN, a digital services and solutions […]

September 13, 2023 Jules Daunay

Sylius Days – a first edition in Paris

Last week, SensioLabs hosted the very first Sylius event in Paris: Sylius Days Paris 2023. The first day was all about technical workshops with experts, and on the second day, Sylius organized a hackathon on contribution to the framework.

Nicolas Grekas facing the attendees sitting at the Symfony meetup in Brussels with fancy lights hanging

August 10, 2023 Jules Daunay

Throwback to PHP Brussels Meetup June 2023

On June 22nd, SensioLabs welcomed the PHP Brussels Meetup group for an exceptional meetup featuring Nicolas Grekas and Juliette Reinders Folmer. This meetup was the opportunity to connect with the local community six months before SymfonyCon Brussels 2023.

July 17, 2023 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs sponsors the new Symfony 6.3 release

The new minor version Symfony 6.3 came out at the end of May, adding new features before the release of Symfony 6.4 at the end of the year. Find out why SensioLabs decided to sponsor Symfony 6.3, as well as the main changes in this new version.

May 24, 2023 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs becomes a Gold Partner of Platform.sh

Last week, SensioLabs became a Gold Partner of Platform.sh, the all-in-one platform as a service (PaaS). Let us have a look at the partnership between SensioLabs and Platform.sh and why we are thrilled about this news.

January 24, 2023 Jules Daunay

The first sfPot in 2023: UX, API & pizzas

Last week, the first sfPot of 2023 took place at UX-Republic, in Paris. A sfPot focusing on UX with the presentation of Symfony UX, but not only. We also had an introduction to the Melodiia project, and the evening continued with a social event.

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December 19, 2022 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs unveils a new training course on Sylius

In a few years, Sylius has become a popular Symfony-based e-commerce framework. As the creator of Symfony, SensioLabs now trains developers on Sylius with an exclusive 4-day training course on Sylius and Symfony. This training plan has been co-designed with Sylius since SensioLabs is now a Leading Training Partner of Sylius.

August 19, 2022 Jules Daunay

Symfony 6 Certification Online Coaching now available

Many developers in the Symfony community had been waiting for it. Earlier this Summer, SensioLabs has released the Symfony 6 Certification Online Coaching. This 15-week phygital training course provides a lot of resources and advice to to get ready for the Symfony Certification exam.

June 27, 2022 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs celebrates its 10 years old

SensioLabs is 10 years old today. The creator of Symfony has been officially created as a company on June 27th 2012. After 10 years of success and the rapid growth of Symfony, SensioLabs continues its journey as part of the Smile group.

June 21, 2022 Jules Daunay

Smile teams up with creativestyle, a SensioLabs partner

On June 9, the Smile Group, the European leading group in open source technologies, and creativestyle GmbH announced their alliance. creativestyle is based in Munich and focuses on web solutions for e-commerce. SensioLabs, the creator of Symfony, is excited to welcome a long-standing certified partner in Germany to the Smile Group.

April 5, 2022 Jules Daunay

OroCommerce Aces its SensioLabs Application Certification

Oro Inc. recently certified with SensioLabs its flagship e-commerce application: OroCommerce, based on Symfony. OroCommerce has brilliantly passed the Application Certification, which is an indicator of the high quality of its code base.

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March 16, 2022 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs strengthens its partnership with Unleashed Technologies

As the creator of Symfony, SensioLabs strengthens its relationship with its long-time partner in the US: Unleashed Technologies. This strategic partnership is the result of successful joint projects with Unleashed Technologies. In 2022, SensioLabs and Unleashed Technologies are speeding up to better serve American users of Symfony.

February 23, 2022 Jules Daunay

The SensioLabs Tech Blog is online on Medium

The technical team of SensioLabs, the creator of Symfony, is now on the Medium platform with the publication The SensioLabs Tech Blog. Our experts share with you articles and thoughts on many topics, not limited to PHP and Symfony. The first articles are already available in the publication.

January 10, 2022 Jules Daunay

Symfony World Winter 2021: the interview with two speakers from SensioLabs

This year, two SensioLabs experts were speakers at Symfony World Winter 2021. They shared their experience with us. A glimpse behind the scenes of the SymfonyWorld.

December 29, 2021 Jules Daunay

SensioLabs hosted the November sfPot

The sfPots are coming back! After a break since the beginning of 2020, the monthly AFSY meetings in the Paris area are back. On November 18th, the sfPot took place at SensioLabs with speakers Alexandre Daubois and Mathieu Ledru.

Nicolas Grekas in a grey Symfony hoodie standing in front of the audience

December 1, 2021 Jules Daunay

Deep dive into Symfony 6: the interview with Nicolas Grekas

To mark the release of Symfony 6, SensioLabs has interviewed Nicolas Grekas, one of the most active members of the Symfony core team. Grekas described the main new features of this latest major version of Symfony and how to start preparing for the upgrade.