We’re excited to announce that SymfonyLive Berlin 2026 will take place April 23–24, 2026 at CineStar CUBIX Alexanderplatz, right in the heart of Berlin, directly on Alexanderplatz and easily accessible by public transport.
🎤 New talk announcement!
Next up in the SymfonyLive Berlin 2026 lineup: Andreas Braun, Lead Engineer, MongoDB, with “Abstraction Attraction: How ORMs Shape and Limit Our Thinking.”.
In this talk, Andreas challenges the assumptions behind tools like Doctrine, showing how their abstractions shaped a generation of developers to think in relational terms, even as modern databases evolve toward documents, graphs, and vectors.
You’ll explore the hidden costs of abstraction, why trying to make everything “transparent” can backfire, and how similar patterns may impact the future of AI tooling.
A thought-provoking session for developers ready to rethink how we design tools and embrace the true diversity of modern data systems 🧠
🎟️ Ready to join us?
Choose the option that suits you best:
Conference Ticket – Access to the conference on April 23–24 with 15 inspiring speakers, plus replays, lunches, and coffee breaks.
Workshop Ticket – Access to 2 days of workshops on April 21–22, including lunches and coffee breaks. Workshops are now available—choose yours soon!
Combo Ticket – The full experience: workshops + conference (April 21–24), with all meals, breaks, and the conference party included.
👉 Get your ticket for SymfonyLive Berlin 2026💛
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