The Programmer's Fulcrum: 13 December, 2025
Here we feature the latest Symfony Station Communiqué and Battalion "Destroying Autocracy" Post along with their featured articles.
Original 'The Fulcrum' content updates will start in January when I sunset Symfony Station and Battalion.
Posts with original content will start next month.
Symfony Station Communiqué - Stardate: ✦ 12 December 2025 ✦
Get the latest from the Symfony Universe and PHP development communities.
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DerEuroMark writes:
Djot is a lightweight markup language by the author of Commonmark (Markdown) and Pandoc. It takes the best ideas from Markdown while addressing many of its ambiguities and limitations. The syntax is familiar yet more predictable, making it an excellent choice for content-heavy applications. You could call it somewhat a possible successor.
The php-collective/djot composer package brings full Djot support to PHP 8.2+, with 100% compatibility with the official djot test suite.
Djot PHP: A Modern Markup Parser
This is the type of PHP item we will cover on The Fulcrum. Trés cool.
Destroying Autocracy – December 04, 2025
Welcome to this week's "Destroying Autocracy". It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it.
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Deutche Welle writes:
DW Access is a lightweight app designed to ensure access to independent information in regions where digital freedom is under threat. It provides users with a secure way to reach DW content even under severe censorship.
DW Access: New app counters global censorship
And Ben Werdmuller writes:
When people think about RSS, they most often associate it with the long-departed Google Reader — but it’s far from dead. From direct subscriptions to syndication into apps that aggregate and re-present content, RSS remains the standard for feeds. It’s the glue that holds the timely web together.
Most people know RSS powers blogs and podcasts. But it powers popular news apps too, from aggregated headlines on MSN or in SmartNews to up-to-date headlines in business services like Lexis Nexis or Bloomberg.
It’s also widely used to keep track of status updates of all kinds: weather, software updates, infrastructure uptime, and so on. Most of this activity happens behind the scenes. Publishers often think of feeds as an afterthought, but entire industries rely on them. It’s a workhorse that's become essential infrastructure for the web.
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