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no, facebook was initially written in PHP but as it grew they realized it sucked and invented HHVM / Hip Hop to transpile the php to C++.
by grezql 8y ago
no, facebook was initially written in PHP but as it grew they realized it sucked and invented HHVM / Hip Hop to transpile the php to C++.
- keb_ 8y agoIn what ways is Hack & HVVM better than PHP7 & Zend? Genuine question. I've found developing PHP7 applications relatively easy and stress free with the combination of static analysis tools & PHP7 typehinting.
- zamalek 8y agoHVVM used to have the advantage that it was much faster. PHP have subsequently got their act in order and, last I read, there's little difference.
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- nl 8y agoSo.. it's written in PHP then. (They don't write C++ code, they still write PHP)