Running PHP on the JVM with P8

Topics

JVM,

JSR 292,

JCP Standards,

Virtual Machines,

Runtimes,

JCP,

Dynamic Languages,

Java,

Web Frameworks,

WOA,

Languages,

Programming,

JVM Language Summit,

PHP,

Architecture,

P8

In this presentation from the JVM Languages Summit 2008, Robert Nicholson discusses P8, an implementation of PHP on the JVM. Topics covered include the reasons for bringing PHP to the JVM, an overview of PHP and P8, PHP characteristics, the JVM method length limit, how PHP functions are compiled, InvokeDynamic (JSR 292) and PHP Functions, PHP values and Unicode strings in PHP.

•  By  Rob Nicholson on Oct 31, 2008,
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