Democratic Architecture & Celebrating Community

Talk 1: Democratic Architecture

When we see architecture as a shared guide rather than a rigid blueprint, we can build systems that are both flexible and robust. This approach also encourages collaboration, where everyone contributes ideas instead of simply following top-down rules. By keeping the core architecture separate from the actual implementation, we can adapt more easily to new requirements and technologies—making sure the system remains useful in the long run and stays aligned with business goals.

by Stefan Priebsch

Talk 2: Celebrating Community

During the relaunch of the bephpug.de website, I reflected on our community and learned some valuable insights that I want to share. The Berlin PHP community has been meeting for over 13 years now - that's a 13-year tradition of knowledge sharing - and I want to take the time to celebrate all the people who made this happen. Also in 2012, we started a Symfony Roundtable at c-base, where we met regularly and developed the "c-base Artefact Guide", where you can browse the artifacts of c-base. Since c-base is turning 30 this year and has continually supported communities like ours, it's a good time to talk about what makes communities work and last, and why documenting things matters - especially when you want communities to keep working even when people move on.

by Anne-Julia Seitz