iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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A. Jesse Jiryu Davis @emptysqua.re · 19/08/2026

ISSRE just accepted our paper, "The Polyglot's Dilemma: Conformance Testing a Dozen Specs in as Many Languages." We describe how we test that MongoDB drivers conform to their specifications, using a custom test language. Check it out, it's only 6 pages: arxiv.org/abs/2608.18039

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

One last sunset in Munich. Goodbye Germany, it’s been nice but it’s time to move on.

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GromNaN @jerome.tamarelle.net · 18/05/2026

I got a lot of positive feedback on my talk about queryable encryption with Doctrine at #Symfony_Live Paris. So I’m presenting it again in English for Symfony Online. I’ll cover cryptography best practices and the inner workings of the Doctrine ORM.

Banner for Jérôme Tamarelle’s talk titled “Protect your data with queryable encryption” for Symfony Online Summer 2026

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Symfony @symfony.com · 24/04/2026

On stage and delivering at #Symfony_Live Berlin 2026 : Andreas Braun with “Abstraction Attraction: How ORMs shape and limit our thinking”🔥 Rethink data beyond #Doctrine and break free from abstractions that limit modern database innovation. #Symfony #PHP

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

That’s me! Come see us at SymfonyLive Berlin, it’s gonna be great!

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Symfony @symfony.com · 14/04/2026

🎤✨ More speakers revealed at #Symfony_Live Berlin 2026! The lineup keeps growing, don't miss your chance to meet them in person!💥 🎟️ Get your tickets here: live.symfony.com/2026-berlin/ #Symfony #Berlin #PHP #TechEvent

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Less than two weeks until my last European conference talk for a while. Join me at #SymfonyLive Berlin as I explore how ORM abstractions not only limit how we build software, but AI packages as well! live.symfony.com/2026-berlin/...

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Eight years ago, I gave my first conference talk at SymfonyLive Berlin, giving an overview of the Doctrine ecosystem. Join me in April for what may be my last conference talk, this time on ORM abstractions and what they mean for the AI tools we’re now building. live.symfony.com/2026-berlin/...

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Schedule | SymfonyLive Berlin 2026

SymfonyLive Berlin 2026 (April 23 – 24, 2026) - Berlin (Germany)

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I wrote about how I built an application that stores more than half a billion fuel prices in a #MongoDB database and displays the relevant 30 prices faster than you can blink. Part 1 on how to model the database and import this much data is available now: dev.to/mongodb/how-...

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How to Scale to a Billion Documents in Symfony

This article was written by Andreas Braun. If you regularly drive a car, you will no doubt be...

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GromNaN @jerome.tamarelle.net · 28/11/2025

The #SymfonCon Amsterdam 2025 was awesome. So many nice people to meet and see again. Very good talks from the best speakers.

Photo of me and Pauline behind the 20 years of Symfony photo booth.

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Symfony @symfony.com · 27/11/2025

💥 Earlier on stage: Andreas Braun (@alcaeus) — “Coping With a Bad Sequel: SELECT * FROM Regret”! At #SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025, Andreas took us on a humorous and insightful journey through SQL, modern databases, and the quirks of handling complex data types! 🖥️🗄️💡 #Symfony #PHP #TechConference #SQL

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The PHP Foundation @thephpf.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The PHP Foundation is Seeking a New Executive Director! 🐘💜 We're asking the PHP community to help find the right person for this role. If you know someone who would be an excellent fit, please encourage them to apply or reach out to us directly. thephp.foundation/blog/2025/11... #phpc #php

thephp.foundation

The PHP Foundation is Seeking a New Executive Director

The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I’m the person to show up four hours early to a flight, then complain about crowded airport lounges. I wonder if I can expense the cost of the private terminal in Munich 🤔

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Hey, that’s me! You should totally come to Amsterdam to see this (and all the other great speakers)

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Yemen, and now Qatar. Israeli aggression and Zionist oppression has to stop, now! It’s time to sanction and isolate Israel like we have isolated and sanctioned Russia for their invasion of Ukraine!

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The German healthcare system can’t tolerate “my meds work and I’d rather not make any changes”. FFS. Back to looking for doctors and therapists that have an open wait list.

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

25 countries call on Hamas to release the hostages and on Israel to end its war on Gaza. Germany is not joining the statement, apparently our government still hasn’t gotten rid of its genocidal habit.

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🥧 asgrim 🇺🇦 @asgrim.dev · 17/06/2025

🥧 I have finally released PIE 1.0.0 - The PHP Installer for Extensions will let you install a growing number of extensions. Thank you to a whole host of people for their support in building this excellent @thephpf.bsky.social initiative! ❤️ #phppie #pie #phpcommunity #phpc github.com/php/pie/rele...

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Release 1.0.0 · php/pie

1.0.0 Total issues resolved: 0 Total pull requests resolved: 1 Total contributors: 1 documentation 258: Review and update of docs wording thanks to @asgrim

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Let’s call this what it is: forced displacement of an entire population. As horrible as the events of October 7th were, nothing justifies razing an entire city to the ground. Enough is enough. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

So excited to have Pauline join our team!

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Always a special moment when you tag a major release...

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Symfony @symfony.com · 04/04/2025

🔴Next up at #Symfony_Live Berlin: Distributed Transactions in Symfony with Denis Brumann!

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GromNaN @jerome.tamarelle.net · 04/04/2025

Deprecating the implicitly nullable parameter in #PHP 8.4 had a huge cost for the maintainers. Even if there are solutions to automate the fixes, that breaks almost all old code with very low value for developers. My article about fixing this is by far the most popular I have ever published.

Article about fixing the deprecating got 27k views.

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

“Computing is too important to be left to men.” - I think I’m going to put this on a sticker to remind ourselves more often.

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Laura Durieux asking the important question “what happened to women in computer science” to kick off day two at #Symfony_Live Berlin.

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

On my way to #Symfony_Live Berlin - so excited to be back and speak about PHP extensions.

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Larabelles @larabelles.com · 25/03/2025

🚀✨ GIVEAWAY ALERT! ✨🚀 We have teamed up with Moonbase Labs to send two lucky Larabelles to Laracon US 2025 in Denver, Colorado! 🔥 We’ll provide the ticket plus a financial contribution to help with your travel and accommodation expenses - so don’t miss out and enter below!

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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 08/03/2025

MongoDB is hiring a remote Senior PHP Engineer with Laravel experience! go.laravel.news/mongodb/hiring

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GromNaN @jerome.tamarelle.net · 06/03/2025

MongoDB integration for Laravel version 5.2 released. With support of Atlas Search as search engine for Laravel Scout. laravel-news.com/laravel-mong...

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Laravel MongoDB 5.2 Released: Support for Laravel 12, Laravel Scout, Vector Search, and more - Laravel News

The MongoDB PHP team released version 5.2.0 of the Laravel MongoDB integration.

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GromNaN @jerome.tamarelle.net · 01/03/2025

You like PHP? You know Laravel? And you dream of being hired to maintain open-source projects? I'm looking for my future colleague at MongoDB. • Remote from anywhere in Europe. • A team of experts • The benefits of a major tech company, with a European contract. Apply here: grnh.se/edc3d6351us

grnh.se

Senior Software Engineer

Paris

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Are you an Eloquent expert? Would you like to improve the MongoDB integration for Laravel? Guess what, we’re hiring! It’s an EMEA-based role, fully remote (but we also have offices) grnh.se/edc3d6351us

grnh.se

Senior Software Engineer

Paris

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Zuzana Kunckova @zuzana-k.com · 15/02/2025

I read online about how some women in STEM bios are being deleted from websites "to comply with the new regulations". And I have thoughts. Many thoughts. I wrote some of them down, as I do when I need to process something. Have a read. www.zuzana-k.com/articles/rep...

zuzana-k.com

Representation transform lives

Zuzana K - Web developer, Founder, Public Speaker, Writer

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Headed to LaraconEU. Think I have enough stickers? Prove me wrong at the MongoDB booth!

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Symfony @symfony.com · 27/01/2025

🔥 Last day to get your SymfonyLive Berlin 2025 ticket at regular rate! 🎟️ 📅 April 1-2: 2 days of hands-on workshops in small groups to deepen your Symfony skills 📅 April 3-4: 2 content-rich conference days featuring +15 talks and unique networking opportunities 👉 buff.ly/40ur0fn

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

2025 is getting busy quickly…Amsterdam, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Berlin (twice), Mauritius, Amsterdam. And I know there’s more to come, it will be a great year!

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Basement: reorganised. My rig will get a new spot, which still needs work. But the rest of the family can enjoy their new setups

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

ADHD is when you can’t manage to fit a shelf to the wall in your office for two years, but decide to rearrange all the furniture in the basement on Christmas Eve. I’ve learned to accept it…

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Got the opportunity to do a quick test drive of the Audi A6 e-tron Avant. It’s a nice car, but not sure it can beat my e-tron GT, especially in terms of build quality

Dual-screen instrument cluster in the Audi e-tron avant

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Had the car in the shop for five days for a brake recall (not like I use them), and “got” to drive an ICE for those days. If all we knew was EVs and somebody tried to sell us an ICE vehicle with “range” and “emotion” as defining factors, they’d be laughed out of town. Never again.

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

82000 hours on my HDDs in the NAS…is it time for new drives? 🤔

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

MongoDB is proud to close out this fiscal year with a new prototype product that will improve your life through the use of complex HI (Human Intelligence) algorithms: the peep hole emergency cover. Limited supplies available this week at MongoDB’s office. Please coordinate visits.

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Andreas Braun @alcaeus79.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Burger, Fries, Hot-Dog, two drinks: $ 59.28. #JustNewYorkThings

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