We used to develop our application as a single DDD monolith (let’s call it the mother) with several smaller microservices around it (the children) to gain some specific advantages. Most of these microservices were built in Go, while the core monolithic service was developed in PHP 8.3.

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Modern PHP applications can achieve high performance by integrating compiled languages like Go and Rust through extensions and FFI, rather than rewriting entire systems. This hybrid approach combines PHP's developer productivity with the raw speed of systems languages for performance-critical components. FrankenPHP's worker mode and Go extension capabilities offer up to 4x performance improvements while maintaining the monolithic architecture's benefits.

The Rise of Hybrid PHP: Blending PHP with Go and Rust

But Why Not Just Rewrite Everything in Go or Rust?

<p>Yep, I’m a proud FrankenPHP user too! 🚀 It’s super fast, fun to work with, and honestly makes PHP feel fresh again. Loving what it brings to the dev world!</p>
