Facebook Opensources HipHop PHP Compiler

Facebook earlier announced that they are releasing their PHP compiler to open-source. I love it when a company uses open source software like PHP to build their platform, and then they pass back to the community, and everyone benefits.

A friend’s (an ex PHP developer) comment the other day was that PHP isn’t a real programming language because it does not compile, he uses C# for his CMS. But I suppose the mechanism of HipHop confirms what he was saying, as the compiler essentially converts your PHP code or script into C++.

Most exciting is the performance benefits of the compiled PHP code vs un-compiled PHP script. Facebook will be streaming a live tech talk regarding HipHop for PHP this evening at 7:30PM Pacific.

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