[ciapug] Accelerating your PHP

[Daniel.Juliano at wellsfargo.com]

Since I'd compiled the list below recently for some friends, and because
the Zend / MS Partnership thread went the route of 'how to speed up your
php', I figure the following is applicable -- these projects (such as
Caucho for PHP) tout impressive speed improvements when running on Sun /
MS VM's.

Below is a collection of links that point to open source efforts to get
PHP, Python, and Ruby to run on either the .Net CLR or Sun's JVM.  Also
note that Microsoft and Sun have hired folks to get this to happen.

Anyone have experience with Caucho?

=Dan


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PHP
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From: http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=Phalanger
Phalanger is a new PHP implementation introducing the PHP language into
the family of compiled .NET languages.

From: http://www.caucho.com/resin-3.1/doc/quercus.xtp
Quercus is Caucho Technology's fast, open-source, 100% Java
implementation of the PHP language. 


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Python
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From: http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=IronPython
IronPython is a new implementation of the Python programming language
running on .NET. 

Microsoft hires the lead for IronPython, Jim Hugunin:
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/microsoft_lures
_open_source_programmer.html

From: http://www.jython.org/Project/index.html
Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented
language Python written in 100% Pure Java, and seamlessly integrated
with the Java platform. It thus allows you to run Python on any Java
platform. 


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Ruby
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From: http://www.rubyclr.com/
RubyCLR allows you to develop your windows applications in the Ruby
language 

Microsoft hires the lead for Ruby.Net, John Lam:
http://www.iunknown.com/articles/2006/10/20/dynamic-languages-microsoft-
and-me

From: http://jruby.codehaus.org/
JRuby is an 100% pure-Java implementation of the Ruby programming
language. 

Sun hires the leads for JRuby, Charles Nutter and Thomas Enebo:
http://www.oreillynet.com/ruby/blog/2006/09/sun_is_hiring_jruby_develope
rs.html