Hack and HHVM: Programming Productivity Without Breaking Things

by Owen Yamauchi

How can you take advantage of the HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) and the Hack programming language, two new technologies that Facebook developed to run their web servers? With this practical guide, Owen Yamauchi―a member of Facebook’s core Hack and HHVM teams―shows you how to get started with these battle-tested open-source tools. You’ll explore static typechecking and several other features that separate Hack from its PHP origins, and learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and monitor HHVM. Ideal for developers with basic PHP knowledge or experience with other languages, this book also demonstrates how these tools can be used with existing PHP codebases and new projects alike.

Genres: Technology

281 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2015

Reviews

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference book! I recommend reading first 6 chapters and scanning chapters 7-10.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written. Concise. Not too dense. Very informative.