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When Facebook was hitting performance issues with PHP, they decided to rewrite the entire runtime instead of rewriting in a different language. If Facebook wit
by nemothekid 10y ago
When Facebook was hitting performance issues with PHP, they decided to rewrite the entire runtime instead of rewriting in a different language.
If Facebook with its billions decided it was cheaper to rewrite PHP, the cost/benefit analysis must favor optimizing current code than doing a rewrite
- mdekkers 10y agoFacebook is Facebook. Slack isn't Facebook, and neither is every other business besides Facebook Facebook decided to rewrite PHP because the CBA worked out for Facebook - that doesn't mean the argument holds true by default for any other situation.