3 points | by lifeofguenter 5 hours ago ago
3 comments
> Make it a compiled language with virtual machine similar to Java. The times of recursively creating PHP-files to serve PHP-files are dated (*cough Smarty). Compilation with checks and strict typing will increase the code quality fundamentally.
So...an evolution of Hack language by FaceBook / Meta? https://hacklang.org/
Claude writes PHP for me all the time, not dead, just deferred.
For us as well - especially for existing projects. For new projects we are failing to see the same advantages we saw just a year ago with PHP.
> Make it a compiled language with virtual machine similar to Java. The times of recursively creating PHP-files to serve PHP-files are dated (*cough Smarty). Compilation with checks and strict typing will increase the code quality fundamentally.
So...an evolution of Hack language by FaceBook / Meta? https://hacklang.org/
Claude writes PHP for me all the time, not dead, just deferred.
For us as well - especially for existing projects. For new projects we are failing to see the same advantages we saw just a year ago with PHP.