Open Source Spotlight: Sulu with Daniel Rotter

In the Open Source Spotlight feature, Daniel Rotter, creator of Sulu—a Symfony CMS designed to help content teams deliver complex sites and great user experiences—is highlighted. The idea for Sulu was born from a lack of existing options based on the Symfony framework. Today, Sulu is used by developers worldwide. Looking ahead, Sulu 2.0 focuses on improving its frontend stack with React, while future plans include enhancing content storage mechanisms and applying more Domain Driven Design principles in server-side code. Daniel emphasizes the importance of knowing when to apply different concepts based on project priorities and highlights the value of automated testing tools like PHPUnit, Jest, and static code analyzers. He also shares his preference for networking through real-world events and using minimalist productivity hacks such as working on the console and splitting problems into smaller parts.