Speeding up PHP CLI applications using OpCache
I run a few PHP based applications which require background jobs, and I use the usual crond via crontab to run the jobs. PHP has an excellent feature – OpCache which can cache the compiled code in memory to speed up the web applications, where typically the PHP-FPM process is a long running process so the compiled code can be fetched on next request. But with CLI applications there is no shared state or memory to store the compiled code.
Monitoring your internet connections with OpenWRT and a Telegram Bot
For the past 5 years or so, I have been using a single ISP at home and mobile data for backup when it went down. But since last few months, the ISP service became a bit unreliable – this is more related to the rainy season. Mobile data doesn’t give fiber like constant speeds I get on the wire. It’s very annoying to browse at < 10 Mbps on mobile data when you are used to 100 Mbps on the wire.
I decided to get another fiber pipe from a local ISP. One needs to be very unlucky to have both […]
A Benchmark About Speed of Programming Languages
Yeah, yet another pointless benchmark about speed of programming languages.
Why I call benchmarks pointless is- The speed of a programming language varies widely with use cases.
Language X might be good at executing loops, while language Y might not be.
Additionally, you have to take into account the time spent in developing the programs.
Interpreted languages like PHP, Python, Ruby make a developer’s life very productive and easy, while it may not be for a C or C++ developer.
I am not a fanboy of any language, I just use the language which suits the requirements perfectly.
The languages I’m comparing in […]