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malkia on Dec 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook releases HHVM, 60 percent faster than its...

Sometimes static compilation is the only way to get certified on certain devices (iPhone, Xbox, Google's NativeClient, etc.) - e.g. places where dynamic compilation (jit) is not allowed (security, or other reasons).

nickik on Dec 14, 2011 [–]

Not a problem for facebook because the only want there servers to run fast. They are not intressted in making a fast portable compiler.

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