How PHP Executes – from Source Code to Render
Thomas Punt goes through the four stages of PHP execution - from lexing to compilation and optimization. Here's what you make happen, daily!
Tag: zend engine
Getting Started with HHVM and WordPress
Aleksander Koko covers what HHVM and Hack is, and how to setup WordPress running under HHVM.
Re-Implementing the Range Operator in PHP
Thomas Punt revises his previous implementation of the range operator in PHP and improves on it with some much needed extra functionality
Implementing the Range Operator in PHP
Thomas Punt implements the range operator in PHP - come along and learn how to hack the internals of your favorite programming language!
PHP Fights HHVM and Zephir with PHPNG
What's PHPNG? Who's leading it and how does it stack up against HHVM and Zephir?