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Random things on PHP, Symfony and web development
At the ng-conf event in May 2016 there were sessions discussing how Angular 2 can support server side rendering in various platforms. If you're working on a project running on Node.js, then Angular 2 is a native citizen. For other options like ASP, Java and PHP there are a few options on the table.
Many different tools now use YAML configurations for many things. They've become a staple for many developers and are both human readable and easy to parse and generate using the Symfony Yaml Component. To help with locating the files themselves, the Finder component is a great help.
In the recent years the line between frameworks and Content Management Systems have faded in the face of modern PHP conventions and sharing components. One of the original movers in this space was EllisLabs with Expression Engine - a closed source CMS built with their Open Source Code Igniter framework.
JavaScript has come to rule the web as of late. It's everywhere, powering things from the backend to the front end. One of the interesting things that have arrived is rendering the same exact code on the server and in the browser - this is known as Isomorphic JavaScript or Universal JavaScript.
eZ Platform is a next generation Content Management System which went through a complete technical reboot in 2012-2015. With the first release of eZ Platform and the complimentary product, eZ Studio the system is now completely modernized and running on the Symfony Full Stack Framework.
Today the market is awash with options available for developers to consume content using the APIs. Some go as far as describing their offering as a CMS without the bad parts, where as some choose to provide content using a data centric API platform.
All of this while the classic Content Management System players are opening up their core via APIs and modernising their technical platforms. Is there a silver bullet for Content APIs? Let's find out!