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Why does Facebook convert PHP code to C++?
I read that Facebook started out in PHP, and then to gain speed, they now compile PHP as C++ code. If that's the case why don't they:
Just program in c++? Surely there must be SOME errors/bugs when ...
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Is it possible to build a single game to run in Facebook & Google+?
I was asked by my customer to build a Facebook game. The game would be something similar to Mafiawars.com where the game is hosted on a server and run through a frame on Facebook.
The thing is after ...
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How does Facebook calculate mutual friends?
How does Facebook calculate mutual friends?
Does it cache all mutual friends for each user? Does it use MySQL to calculate mutual friends with a query?
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Application Development: Python or Java (or PHP) [closed]
I'm looking to get into application development, such as Facebook or Android apps and games. I am doing this for fun and to learn. Once my skills are to par I would like to have some side income from ...
