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Random things on PHP, Symfony and web development
PrestaShop is a popular eCommerce platform built on the LAMP stack. Since it's inception in 2005 it has gone through a number of iterations, despite only being in version 1.6 currently.
In the previous article I discussed eCommerce applications built with Symfony technologies and the obviously glaring omission is Drupal Commerce 2. In this version the eCommerce extension is rewritten to be compatible with Drupal 8 and will introduce modern PHP development conventions and Symfony and other PHP components to the product.
Symfony is a stable and proven platform for creating web applications of all kinds. The roadmap and support for LTS releases is exemplary. This is one of the key things companies should consider when building an online service for the long term. The credibility of an eCommerce merchant hinges on it's reliability.
Magento is a popular Open Source eCommerce system written with PHP. The system originates to 2007 and as early as 2010 an announcement was made about a significant upgrade project. Now the project is finally at final stages and is set to be launched by end of year 2015. This coincides with the recent launch of the Magento Commerce company.
eZ Publish Summer Camp and PHP Summer Camp are a joint event held in Croatia at the end of August (26. - 29.8.2015). There will be excellent professionals (and me) holding hands-on workshops about all things PHP, eCommerce, Content Management and whatnot.