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Re:Taking PHP Seriously by rsanders on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @09:39AM (#7102712)
Giant rewrites don't have the best track record of success. Other than language aesthetics, what would be the justification for undertaking that enormous cost and risk? I despise PHP but I wouldn't make that call.
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Re:Taking PHP Seriously by heroic on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @09:54AM (#7102797)
Why can't something like PHP to Java be done? It's been done for everything to Javascript.

That way they could simple move PHP to the other language, and write whatever new in the other language?

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Re:Taking PHP Seriously by blowski on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:07AM (#7102901)
I'm sure it could be done, but if it's working this way (and it does seem to be working), why bother?
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