We're back again after a summer hiatus, and we've got a great lineup to bring you! So pack up your work for the evening, settle down in your (garden|balcony|favourite chair), and join the fun via our YouTube stream :)

(Direct link will be provided on the night, or you can find it via our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmU54YRJD1KypegOFPJAAWw)

Starting out with Richard Miller, we'll be guided through the mysterious world of the Symfony dependency injection container, which is at the heart of everything we do with the framework.

After the raffle and prize-giving we'll be welcoming Chris Hartjes to the stage, where he's going to talk to us about what it means to be a senior programmer in today's world.

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Behind the magic - inside the symfony dependency injection container

With auto wiring instances of our classes now just appear ready for us inside Symfony applications. Let’s take a look at how they get there, what happens when the container is compiled and how we can make use of this.

Richard is a software engineer, trainer, and consultant. He currently works in the fintech space.

Follow Richard at https://twitter.com/mr_r_miller

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A Grumpy Programmer’s Guide To Being A Senior Developer

So you're a "Senior Developer" now? What does that even mean? Is it a title you get for being the last one standing in a difficult environment? Is it a label you get for being older than your peers? If you want to become a "senior developer" what are some things that can help you get there?

Chris is a software engineer, conference speaker, and author. He has a passion for testing, and has been programming for the web since 1998.

Follow Chris at https://twitter.com/grmpyprogrammer

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As ever, there are prizes to win. This month we have Jetbrains software licenses, and a book to give away, so join our YouTube stream to be in with a chance of bagging some goodies!

Thanks to Lendable (https://www.lendable.co.uk) for providing the tech infrastructure for the meetup.

Thanks to Level5 (https://www.level5.co.uk/) for providing raffle prizes for us to give away.

Don't forget to follow us at https://twitter.com/symfonyuk, and subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmU54YRJD1KypegOFPJAAWw