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A PHP file has less dependencies than a Go binary. There's over half a billion websites. There are probably under 20 million people in the world who know what a
by dangrossman 12y ago
A PHP file has less dependencies than a Go binary. There's over half a billion websites. There are probably under 20 million people in the world who know what a "static binary" is, fewer still who have the knowledge and resources to deploy one on the web. The vast majority of people with websites can use this PHP file as-is, with no additional learning or work -- just FTP it over to any penny host in the world. They'd not be able to do anything useful with a binary file.
- amelius 12y agoI respectfully disagree. A PHP file may have lots of dependencies. And worse, these dependencies are mostly hidden. (Think of libraries used from within the PHP file). You can't tell if you have resolved all dependencies until you have fully tested all of the functionalities of a PHP file! Anyway, since the code takes only 100 lines, this project could very well be written in any number of languages, I suppose.
- philippnagel 12y agoObligatory question, asking for an implementation in Brainfuck.