Name: November Meetup
Start: 2025-11-13T17:30:00.000Z
Location: Liip AG

Hello fellow Symfonians,

we are thrilled to announce the next user group meeting of the year, featuring two insightful talks that you **won't want to miss**!

This time we are hosted by adesso SE (Prinzenstraße 34
10969 Berlin).

Come by and enjoy an evening of learning, networking, and socializing with fellow Symfony and PHP developers.

**Agenda:**
18:30: Doors open
19:00: Welcome and Introduction
19:20: **Talk 1: "AI in Software Development: From Hype to Transformation" by Christoph Grabenstein**
19:50: Break & Snack
20:00: **Talk 2: "Symfony Semantic Search: From Keywords to Intent" by Stiven Llupa**
20:40: Socializing

**Talk Details:**

**Talk 1: "AI in Software Development: From Hype to Transformation" by Christoph Grabenstein**
AI is quickly reshaping the way we build software—and the way we see ourselves as developers. What once felt like a distant curiosity is now part of our daily work, bringing both excitement and unease. This talk reflects on that shift: how the introduction of AI touches not just our tools and workflows, but also our sense of purpose, identity, and connection within the craft. By looking at how people and organizations respond to moments of change, we can begin to understand what this transformation might really mean for us.

**Talk 2: "Symfony Semantic Search: From Keywords to Intent" by Stiven Llupa**
Add semantic search to Symfony using RAG and open-source LLMs. Lessons learned from an automotive PoC, architecture, pitfalls, and moving beyond keywords to intent.

Don't miss these insightful talks, engaging discussions, and networking opportunities. We can't wait to see you at the **November Symfony User Group**!"

If you have any questions or accessibility requirements, please reach out to us. Also, if your company wants to be the next host for the User Group, just let us know!

Symfony User Group Berlin

Anne-Julia Seitz

Magdalena Joschko

Stiven Llupa

Jazib Humayun

Muhammad

Andreas Kleemann

Volodymyr Lunov

Stefan

Michael Senchenko

Raphael Stolt

Thamer Belfkih

Slava Popov

Steffen

Jon W

Tobias Baer

Thomas Bley

Mathias von Heckel

Aiman Abdou

Frank A. Fiebig

Vasily Rodin

AI in Software Development & Symfony Semantic Search

adesso SE

**Hallo liebe Symfony- & PHP-Community,**

wir freuen uns, euch zu unserem nächsten Symfony User Group Meetup einzuladen! Benjamin Eberlei wird unser Gast sein und wir freuen uns sehr, dass er seinen Talk bei uns halten wird.

Kurze Beschreibung des Talks:
Starting with PHP 8.4 you can implement lazy loading and proxy objects with native PHP functionality with little overhead and no code generation required. Both Doctrine and Symfony are historically using the proxy pattern with solutions and workarounds built in PHP. In this talk I will explain PHPs 8.4s native lazy objects and how it will be a game changer to both Doctrine and Symfony going forward.

Zeitplan:

18:30 Uhr: Ankommen und Get-Together
19:00 Uhr: Begrüßung
19:10 Uhr: Benjamin Eberlei: **"How native lazy objects will change Doctrine and Symfony forever"**
20:00 Uhr – Essen, Getränke & Austausch

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Wir freuen uns auf euch!
**Euer Team von OPEN Software Consulting**

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Symfony User Group Cologne

Alexandra Sticht

Andreas Hucks

Christian Flothmann

Mohammed Elattar

Giacomo Barbalinardo 

Carsten Hetzel

Wasil D

Simon H.

Matthias Pigulla

Eric Siegmund

Adem Kelpetin

How native lazy objects will change Doctrine and Symfony forever

OPEN Digitalgruppe

Lets meet and talk about Symfony, PHP and web technologies and have a drink together!

We are welcome to the Liip Office at Limmatstrasse 183. Liip kindly sponsors drinks and snacks.

Doors open at 18:30
19:00 Talks

**Adam Spychala: Under the Hood of PHP 8.5**
*This talk will go beyond the official release notes. It will highlight the most important new features coming in PHP 8.5 - covering improvements in performance, syntax, and developer experience - while also uncovering subtle details and practical changes that don’t make it to [php.net](http://php.net). The session will also offer a glimpse into what might come next, exploring future prospects and the possible direction of PHP’s evolution.*

**Sarah Hilse: Quality-Driven Design - Building Better Products by Unlocking the Power of Quality**
*Too often, teams chase features at the cost of quality - leading to fragile systems and mounting technical debt. **Quality-Driven Software Design** flips that mindset by putting quality at the heart of architecture.*

*In this talk, we’ll explore how focusing on key **quality attributes** \- like performance\, usability\, and reliability \- aligns technical and business goals while creating maintainable\, future\-proof systems\. You’ll also discover **Quality Storming**, a simple workshop method that helps teams define and prioritize what “quality” really means for their project.*
*Join us to learn how small shifts in perspective can lead to sustainable, high-quality software that stands the test of time.*

20:00 Drinks and chat with the Symfony community.

Would you like to present something? Please contact david@liip.ch with your talk idea. This is a great opportunity to get first experiences in public speaking. We would love to have some first-time speakers present something. Talks can be about an aspect of Symfony, a project you did that involved Symfony, or some general web topic that could be of interest to developers working with Symfony. If you feel you need some support in preparing your talk, please reach out, there are people with experience in public speaking that will be happy to help. Talks can be held in English or German.

Please let us know if you plan to come.

Symfony User Group Zürich

David Buchmann

Tobias Schultze

Sarah Hilse

Ema Panz

Timo Szober

Patrick Landolt

Samuel Breu

Vasilis Papoutsakis

Albrik Dürsteler

Jordi Boggiano

Adam

tatiana

Pablo Schläpfer

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