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HHVM vs Zephir vs PHP: The showdown
Since its inception the slow running speed of PHP has been widely publicised and over the years there have been a number of improvements. The first Zend Engine arrived with PHP4 and delivered various performance enhancements (among other features). Each release since this time has delivered some sort of increased efficiency in one way or another. It has become more interesting recently however with three projects looking for improvements in different ways. Read more ⇒