Update "Symfony: The Fast Track" book #12769

bkosun · 2025-10-22T16:34:45Z

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Update "Symfony 5: The Fast Track" book.

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This book shows developers the power of the framework and how it can improve their productivity.

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This book is written by the Symfony author (Fabien Potencier) and is hosted on the Symfony official website.

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eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:18:23Z

books/free-programming-books-fr.md

-* [En route pour Symfony 5.4](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/fr/index.html) - Fabien Potencier
-* [En route pour Symfony 6.2](https://symfony.com/doc/current/the-fast-track/fr/index.html) - Fabien Potencier
+* [Symfony 5: la voie rapide](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/fr/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 6: la voie rapide](https://symfony.com/doc/6.4/the-fast-track/fr/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)


https://symfony.com/doc/current/the-fast-track/fr/index.html gives acces to both; just use one link

eshellman

don't use 2 links if 1 link offers both versions.
don't replace a newer archived version with an older one

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:20:25Z

books/free-programming-books-fa_IR.md

 #### Symfony

-* [سیمفونی ۵: سریع‌ترین مسیر&rlm;](https://web.archive.org/web/20210122133755/https://symfony.com/doc/current/the-fast-track/fa/index.html) - *( :card_file_box: archived)*
+* [Symfony 5: شروع سریع](https://web.archive.org/web/20200930102029/https://symfony.com/doc/5.0/the-fast-track/fa/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML) *( :card_file_box: archived)*


why replace a 2021 version with a 2020 version?

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:21:36Z

books/free-programming-books-es.md

 * [Symfony 1.4, la guía definitiva](http://librosweb.es/libro/symfony_1_4) - Fabien Potencier, François Zaninotto, `trl.:` Javier Eguíluz Pérez (HTML) [(PDF)](https://openlibra.com/es/book/download/symfony-la-guia-definitiva)
 * [Symfony 2.4, el libro oficial](http://librosweb.es/libro/symfony_2_4/) - Fabien Potencier, Ryan Weaver, `trl.:` Javier Eguíluz Pérez (HTML) [(PDF)](https://openlibra.com/es/book/download/manual-de-symfony2-ver-2-0-12)
-* [Symfony 5: La Vía Rápida](https://web.archive.org/web/20210805141343/https://symfony.com/doc/current/the-fast-track/es/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 5: La Vía Rápida](https://web.archive.org/web/20210712175052/https://symfony.com/doc/5.0/the-fast-track/es/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML) *( :card_file_box: archived)*


dont replace on newer version with an older version

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:22:27Z

books/free-programming-books-de.md


-* [Symfony: Auf der Überholspur](https://symfony.com/doc/current/the-fast-track/de/index.html) (Online)
+* [Symfony 5: Auf der Überholspur](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/de/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 6: Auf der Überholspur](https://symfony.com/doc/6.4/the-fast-track/de/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)


where you have one link that gives you both version, use the one link

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:23:15Z

books/free-programming-books-ar.md

+
+#### Symfony
+
+* [Symfony 5: بداية سريعة](https://web.archive.org/web/20200925101710/https://symfony.com/doc/5.0/the-fast-track/ar/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML) *( :card_file_box: archived)*


add the ‏

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:24:03Z

books/free-programming-books-it.md

+#### Symfony
+
+* [Symfony 5: guida rapida](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/it/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 6: guida rapida](https://symfony.com/doc/6.4/the-fast-track/it/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)


one "current link is enough

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:24:39Z

books/free-programming-books-ja.md

+#### Symfony
+
+* [Symfony 5・高速コース](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/ja/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 6・高速コース](https://symfony.com/doc/6.4/the-fast-track/ja/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)


one "current" link is better

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:24:56Z

books/free-programming-books-langs.md

-* [Symfony 5.4: The Fast Track](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/en/index.html)
-* [Symfony 6.2: The Fast Track](https://symfony.com/doc/6.2/the-fast-track/en/index.html)
+* [Symfony 5: The Fast Track](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/en/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 6: The Fast Track](https://symfony.com/doc/6.4/the-fast-track/en/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)


one "current" link is better

eshellman · 2025-10-23T02:26:10Z

books/free-programming-books-ru.md

-* [Symfony 5.4: Быстрый старт](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/ru/index.html)
-* [Symfony 6.2: Быстрый старт](https://symfony.com/doc/6.2/the-fast-track/ru/index.html)
+* [Symfony 5. Быстрый старт](https://symfony.com/doc/5.4/the-fast-track/ru/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)
+* [Symfony 6. Быстрый старт](https://symfony.com/doc/6.4/the-fast-track/ru/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML)


one "current" link is better

bkosun · 2025-10-23T08:02:31Z

@eshellman, Please note that these are two different books, and the content varies depending on the Symfony version.

The official website provides links to both editions:
https://symfony.com/book

Regarding using a link to the current version, I read the contribution guidelines before submitting a PR. However, in this case, this could lead to unexpected situations, since, for example, after the book is released for the next Symfony version, the link would point to the new edition instead of the expected one. Unfortunately, there is no permanent (current) link to a specific edition.

We could have left only the most current revision, but major versions do not guarantee compatibility, and the content may not be up-to-date. That's why two editions are provided instead of one.

The archive links have been updated according to these notes, and this does not affect the currentness of the book's content, even if the snapshot is older than the previous one.

eshellman · 2025-10-24T05:12:53Z

The big advantage of "current" links for us is that they should work even if you don't come back to update them. It should not be our job to track versions. please follow the recommendations given.

bkosun · 2025-10-24T07:28:56Z

@eshellman, I understand why you prefer "current" links, but in this case, it won't work as you expect for the reason I described above. Using "current" links will eventually result in the user seeing content that isn't expected. Furthermore, versions 5.4 and 6.4 are final releases and won't be changed in the future.

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		#### Symfony

		* [Symfony 5: بداية سريعة](https://web.archive.org/web/20200925101710/https://symfony.com/doc/5.0/the-fast-track/ar/index.html) - Fabien Potencier (HTML) ( :card_file_box: archived)

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