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by Joeri 4134 days ago
What makes PHP different from JS? Given the performance improvements realized in JS with JIT engines it seems the same benefits should be possible in PHP.
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askmike 4134 days ago
It took a lot of work to get JS to its current speed. Here the incentive is that for the web to be fast, JS has to be fast.

That incentive breaks on the server where you can use any language you want anyway.

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