Hack is basically an extension of the PHP language with built-in static typing, a feature found in more traditional programming languages such as C/C++ and Java, O’Sullivan said.

The new language was developed for use with the internal Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) platform, which helps the company's Web site serve more than 1 billion users. HVVM is described as a ...

Facebook streamlined PHP, made it better, and that Hack was now the official language running the site used by 1.2 billion users.

Today Facebook has launched a new programming language called Hack which has been designed for HHVM and interoperates seamlessly with PHP. HHVM is an an open-source virtual machine designed for ...

Mar 22, 2014, 7:24 AM PT AP Photo/Paul Sakuma Facebook just released a new programming language — aptly named Hack — that will let programmers write code faster while more easily avoiding errors.

Hack is basically an extension of the PHP language with built-in static typing, a feature found in more traditional programming languages such as C/C++ and Java, O’Sullivan said.

Experts say Hack is a new version of PHP - the language Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg used when he started building Facebook. Hack too runs on the Hip Hop Virtual Machine but it lets coders use ...