Facebook is improving its website by converting PHP, a modern scripting language, to the low-level C++ language. I’m shouting hallelujahs!
Worried that C++ was too dangerous for the web, the software industry ripped out features, made it run from a managed server, and renamed it Java.
Almost a decade ago, I looked for books on how to write C++ web programs and could not find a thing. I had to write my own C++ modules to communicate with web servers and dynamically generate HTML. Today, my automated BI translation tools are all web-based using C++. They are super fast, have a simple architecture, and function effectively.
Using plain old C/C++ for web applications is a great idea but few seem to know about it. I am happy to see that big-name companies like Facebook are on board with it.
