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but stop saying it's a real programming language because it's NOT. Any definition of "real programming language" that can inexplicably exclude the Facebook sta
by vectorpush 14y ago
but stop saying it's a real programming language because it's NOT.
Any definition of "real programming language" that can inexplicably exclude the Facebook stack is just meaningless. Saying that another stack could do it better is pointless since PHP is what does it. And just to preempt any "HipHop is the stack, not PHP", just remember that front-end Facebook engineers don't write C++, they build Facebook in PHP, inconsistent parameter orders and all.
- sandfox 14y agoDoes everyone think the facebook stack is just built from PHP, there is a boatload of C etc too. Don't forget they have HipHop which makes thier PHP a little non-standard. Also they have a MASSIVE legacy codebase I presume so just swapping out to something might not be justifiable despite how much they wish they could.