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An interpreted language is slower than a compiled binary? Color me shocked.

• hk__2 8y ago
  > An interpreted language is slower than a compiled binary? Color me shocked. That same benchmark shows JS code that’s 6x faster than PHP.
  • barrkel 8y ago
    Yes, but JS is faster than Ruby and Python, and indeed most of your go-to scripting options.
    • anonytrary 8y ago
      JS has the advantage of being the thing that makes your website run faster on the screen of the user whose clicks are earning you ad dollars. JS is in a good spot.
• bufferoverflow 8y ago
  PHP is JIT-compiled, which helps.
• NVRM 8y ago
  Not always! https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/performance/regexredux.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...
  • igouy 8y ago
    Furthermore ;-) https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/performance/regexredux-cpu.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...