That is why PHP eventually got a JIT, initially thanks to Facebook experiments compiling to C++, and later the JIT proving being capable to generate similar performance.
The problem was exactly that overused, without JIT/AOT in the box, with many people shying away from writing native extensions, instead adding more boxes.
The difference between doing JavaScript in node with native extensions in 2023, and Perl/TCL with native extensions in 2000, is exactly that, a JIT.
The problem was exactly that overused, without JIT/AOT in the box, with many people shying away from writing native extensions, instead adding more boxes.
The difference between doing JavaScript in node with native extensions in 2023, and Perl/TCL with native extensions in 2000, is exactly that, a JIT.