[jlesk]

Thanks for the comment.

The benchmark might seem like apples-to-oranges, but they both do templating & routing, which is what is being tested.

I also address this on the benchmark page:

Why compare a language to a framework?

1) THT takes a “batteries included” approach by providing essential web framework features.

2) Some might be worried that running a transpiled language would be too slow to run in production, and Laravel is arguably the best example of a production-ready PHP framework.

Also, yes it is essentially a new language. I don't expect anyone to rewrite large PHP applications in it, but people might consider it for new projects.