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Beyond PHP

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  • Conditional Compilation
  • Shared Libraries (cdylib)
  • Web Server (--web)
  • zval Bridge

Compiler Internals

  • What is a Compiler?
  • The Pipeline
  • The Lexer
  • The Parser
  • The Type Checker
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  • The Code Generator
  • The Runtime
  • Memory Model
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  • ARM64 Assembly
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Buffer builtins

Builtins in the Buffer category.

Buffer builtins

FunctionSignatureReturns
buffer_free()(buffer $buffer): mixedmixed
buffer_len()(buffer $buffer): intint
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