Benjamin on Lazy Objects at SymfonyLive Berlin

What: SymfonyLive 2026

Where: CineStar CUBIX Berlin

When: April 23-24, 2026

Benjamin will be attending SymfonyLive 2026 and contributing a talk focused on one of the most relevant changes in modern PHP.

With PHP 8.4, native support for lazy loading and proxy objects becomes part of the language itself. This removes the need for many of the workarounds and generated code that frameworks and libraries have relied on so far. Both Doctrine and Symfony have historically implemented the proxy pattern through custom solutions.

In this session, Benjamin will take a closer look at PHP 8.4’s native lazy object capabilities and explain what changes in practice. He will outline how these new features reduce complexity, lower overhead, and simplify long-standing patterns in both Doctrine and Symfony. The talk will also explore what this means for the future of these ecosystems and how developers can start thinking about adopting these improvements.

Talk details

Thursday, April 23, 2026

14:00 to 14:40

If you are attending SymfonyLive, this session offers a practical perspective on how core language changes can reshape familiar tools and patterns.

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