[The_Sponge]

Between PHP7, PSR4, and generally good development strategies, the only thing hack/hhvm offers in the near future is being tied to the hip with a single large company that both consumes and produces it.

Hack/hhvm were great visions of the future and definitely motivated the PHP7 WG to move at a more brisk pace, but tying yourself to something like that is not a great idea, imo.

[bdcravens]

Wouldn't the same criticisms apply to React then?

[CharlesW]

In that analogy, what's PHP to React's HVVM?

[bdcravens]

React IS the HHVM in that example; there was no React prior to Facebook creating it.

"...the only thing hack/hhvm offers in the near future is being tied to the hip with a single large company that both consumes and produces it."

Both projects are of course open source so "tied to the hip" may not be applicable (though they of course have difference licenses with the nuances that go with)