A rough estimate of the relative merits of three different web development systems.

Features

System Cost / Performance

 

XMake & PHP

Pure PHP

Make & C/C++

Templating

Best

Good

Good

Server Performance

Better

Good

Best?

HTTP Cacheing

Best

Poor

Poor

Quality Control

Best

OK

OK

Rapid Prototyping

Good

Best

Poor

Learning Curve

Good

Best

OK

Build Automation

Best

Poor

OK

Code Libraries

Best

Good

OK

Lang. Integration

Best

OK

Poor

Scalability

Best

OK

Good

Hosting Costs

Best

Good

Better

Security

Best

OK

OK