[tikhonj]

Assuming you have strong convictions about using php instead of JavaScript, it could be very useful.

I'm actually using a similar tool (js_of_ocaml [1]) at work. It's great: we can take our product and package it for node or let people use it in the browser directly. And we can also have a native compiled version if performance is needed.

[1]: http://ocsigen.org/js_of_ocaml/

So if you have an almost religiously php-oriented shop working on something that isn't a web app, I could certainly see this being useful. That's exactly what the company I'm at is, except with OCaml instead of php. Of course, I can't actually imagine any company like that in php :P. (How many people use php for something that isn't server-side code?)

But the core idea is useful and awesome. And it's certainly very cool for a personal side-project!

[julien_c]

Out of curiosity and if you don't mind me asking, what is the OCaml-shop company you're at? Are you based out of France?

[tikhonj]

It's a really tiny startup in the Bay Area.