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Hack vs Vala: What are the differences?
Hack: A programming language for HHVM that interoperates seamlessly with PHP. Hack provides instantaneous type checking via a local server that watches the filesystem. It typically runs in less than 200 milliseconds, making it easy to integrate into your development workflow without introducing a noticeable delay; Vala: An object-oriented programming language. It is a programming language using modern high level abstractions without imposing additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
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Pros of Hack
- Interoperates seamlessly with php6
- Open source6
- Backed by facebook5
- HHVM4
- PHP like2
- Great documentation2
- Generics2
- Fast1
- Used by facebook1
- Great type system0
- Easy to learn0
Pros of Vala
- Fast as C1
- Easy sintax simular to C#/Java with sugar from Pyrthon1
- Much easier to do Concurrent/Parallel vs C/C++1
- Productive1
- ARC instead of GC, which is able not only to delete obj1
- The only lang that allows you to create safe OOP wraps1
- With GIR/SWIG u can call vala from any lang1
- Easy learning curve if you're coming from C lang1
- Very documented. valadoc.org1
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What is Hack?
Hack provides instantaneous type checking via a local server that watches the filesystem. It typically runs in less than 200 milliseconds, making it easy to integrate into your development workflow without introducing a noticeable delay.
What is Vala?
It is a programming language using modern high level abstractions without imposing additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
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