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Re:My AI-built PHP engine in Rust passes 17% of PHP-src test... by ekinertac on Sunday July 05, 2026 @03:27AM (#48792017)
its still iterating, 17% is just where the counter is today. three weeks ago it was at 10%, two weeks ago 13.8%. i didnt post this as a final result, i posted becuase wp-admin rendering surprised me.

but no, it cant reach 100%. around 55-60% of the suite tests C extensions, gd, curl, soap, intl, mysqli, ffi, sockets etc. passing those would mean writing all those extensions from scratch too (libcurl, ICU, an image library...) which is a completely different project. the realistic ceiling for a from scratch engine is around 40-45% and thats the number im climbing towards.

Re:My AI-built PHP engine in Rust passes 17% of PHP-src test... by mgaunard on Sunday July 05, 2026 @09:24AM (#48794155)
most of those are just bindings, trivial work.