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> An interpreted language is slower than a compiled binary? Color me shocked.

That same benchmark shows JS code that’s 6x faster than PHP.

Yes, but JS is faster than Ruby and Python, and indeed most of your go-to scripting options.

JS has the advantage of being the thing that makes your website run faster on the screen of the user whose clicks are earning you ad dollars. JS is in a good spot.

PHP is JIT-compiled, which helps.

Not always! https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...

Furthermore ;-)

https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...