Save the date for SymfonyCon Warsaw 2026 on November 26-27! An open, welcoming event featuring 3 parallel tracks and space to connect with fellow PHP enthusiasts.
🎤 Speaker announcement
We are honored to have Guillaume Loulier, Technical Expert, SensioLabs, presenting Pedal to the Metal: Compiling PHP to Native Code. Expect valuable insights and top-tier expertise!
"For nearly thirty years, writing PHP has meant writing for an interpreter. When that one Symfony endpoint that won't go faster becomes performance-critical, you reach for a C extension or a rewrite in Go or Rust and leave PHP behind.
Elephc does the opposite. Written in Rust, it compiles a static subset of PHP straight to native machine code: no Zend engine, no fallback interpreter. Your project stays in PHP, only the critical modules go through Elephc.
It's the same wall that stalled a recent generics RFC: monomorphization is free in Rust but too costly in a dynamic engine like PHP. As always, the interpreter is the constraint, not the language.
After a tour of the tool, I'll take you from an everyday example to a Doom-style demo, limitations included. You'll leave with a clear mental model of AOT compilation."
A special thanks to Smile for sponsoring this 3rd track on November 26th.
Click here to see more talks. The full schedule will be unveiled step-by-step over the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
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🏨 Accommodation
The official conference hotel offers special preferential rates and flexible conditions for our attendees. Make sure to use our dedicated link to book your room and stay right where the action happens!
🥳 Save the date for the Community Party!
Because SymfonyCon isn't just about code, we are happy to confirm that our traditional Community Party will take place on the evening of Thursday, November 26. Get ready for a great night of networking, fun, and connecting with peers!
💻 Hackday
Ready to contribute? The Hackday on Saturday, November 28 (free and open to all!) will take place at "The Brain Embassy - Czackiego" thanks to the support of Baksla.sh. Bring your laptop and your good mood!
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