Why PHP and Symfony are still in the game

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Explains why the team rebuilt a project using Symfony, API Platform and Mercure to achieve a fast, scalable, and maintainable application; the goal was to recode four years of functionality in six months. Describes choosing Symfony + API Platform + Mercure over the previous Node.js + GraphQL implementation and how that architecture supports easier improvement and maintenance.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:27First project failure
3. 10:29Reboot with API Platform
4. 12:19Why API Platform
5. 16:32Technical pros and cons
6. 20:41Complementary tech
7. 22:43Experience feedback
8. 25:35Project best practices
9. 27:46Q&A

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