Facebook improves PHP in a new language.

[yaw]

Maybe you've seen this already, especially if you're a PHP aficionado. I'm not but I found this really cool.

You know HHVM, Facebook's virtual machine for PHP? One thing about virtual machines is, the allow a family of languages (that run on the VM) to be developed. JVM and the proliferation of JVM-based languages is a classic example.

Facebook has developed a new language, Hack, that potentially improves on PHP. Here's the launch blogpost. I haven't tried it (neither have I ever tried HHVM). But give it a shot and share your experience. Other PHP programmers over here can benefit.

Cheers,

~yaw

[Kirk Saviour]

It is always good to see companies trying to improve the tools that they have been using and making it available to the developer community. I am just hoping that one day a Ghanaian company, like Rancard which has been in the industry for 13yrs now, will release a new tool for the developer community.

As much as it depends on us let us be open with our source codes, for that is the way to develop a strong community and learning environment.

Let us all learn to share, share, share and share.

Happy coding days.

Regards,

Kirk Saviour

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[yaw]

PHP is fundamentally flawed, in magnanimous ways that it's infamous to attempt a cure. You can treat my comment with some spite because "I don't know PHP". You may be right.

PHP 5.4 still has failing tests on the codebase http://gcov.php.net/viewer.php?version=PHP_5_4

And this is the biggest set of equals I have seen (apart from JavaScript's) http://i.imgur.com/pyDTn2i.png

If I were a PHP programmer, I'd be tinkering with Hack already.