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> If performance is not an issue, why did Facebook write HipHop? Energy. Facebook has thousands of servers running PHP code. HipHop allows them to have the sam
by LiveTheDream 16y ago
> If performance is not an issue, why did Facebook write HipHop?
Energy. Facebook has thousands of servers running PHP code. HipHop allows them to have the same performance with half the servers[1]. 50% less servers at that scale equates to non-trivial energy (and cost) savings.
[1] http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/358 http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/358