A new open source project from FaceBook, HipHop for PHP, could bring big improvements for PHP developers. From the description on Facebook’s Developers site HipHop for PHP will translate PHP code into C++, reducing cpu usage by as much at 50%. And for a big site like FaceBook, written in PHP, this is a pretty significant improvement. The ease of writing in PHP, with the performance benefits of C++ — sounds like a great combination. There is nothing except an announcement so far, but expect more very soon.
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“We think that HipHop has the potential to bring significant changes to the way we use and interact with PHP; … said Marco Tabini, CEO of Blue Parabola.
Facebook Developers | HipHop for PHP: Move Fast
One of the key values at Facebook is to move fast. For the past six years, we have been able to accomplish a lot thanks to rapid pace of development that PHP offers. As a programming language, PHP is simple. Simple to learn, simple to write, simple to read, and simple to debug. We are able to get new engineers ramped up at Facebook a lot faster with PHP than with other languages, which allows us to innovate faster.
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