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My AI-built PHP engine in Rust passes 17% of PHP-src tests, renders WordPress

A developer who doesn't know Rust used AI to build a PHP interpreter from scratch in Rust, which now passes 17.4% of PHP's official test suite and can render WordPress pages. The project relies on 22,000 tests as an objective oracle, avoiding AI self-evaluation bias.

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My AI-built PHP engine in Rust passes 17% of PHP-src tests, renders WordPress
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  • Phargo is a Rust PHP interpreter built entirely by AI, passing 17.4% of official PHP tests
  • Uses 22,000 PHP tests as an objective benchmark to prevent AI self-grading
  • Successfully runs WordPress installation and renders front/back end, but is ~55x slower than native PHP

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