Making PHP go fast
I work for Sky Bet as a Software Performance Engineer so my job is solely focussed on the performance of our customer-facing systems. This involves getting my hands dirty with most areas of our tech stack but particularly with our PHP based front-ends.
I’ve been working with PHP for around 10 years but like to get involved with all manner of tech stuff from linux kernel tweaking to javascript optimisation and everything in between! Besides computers I have a rather unhealthy obsession with heavy guitar music! 🙂
Making PHP go fast
If you need PHP to run _really_ fast then the usual approach of building on top of an off-the-shelf framework doesn’t cut it. It is possible to achieve some serious PHP performance by taking a fresh look at how to build large scale applications and embracing simplicity. We’ll look at how to achieve response times measured in single-digit milliseconds and how to scale your codebase to keep your application this fast forever more. This is not about changing your quotes from double to single but about completely changing the way you think about coding!
