I'm filing this here as reminder for myself, and in case you or someone else is interested in this as well and might get to it before me.
I'd like to see how php-mustache performs in this benchmark. I understand this might be considered an unfair comparison as there is a huge value and benefit in having a portable pure PHP implementation, but for applications that are comfortable installing a PHP extension, it might help to see its performance in context and to be able to make an informed decision about whether it is worth installing. There is also the possibility that the fastest PHP implementation (LightNCandy with caching) might even be faster than the (no caching) C implementation, which would be an interesting finding.
I'm filing this here as reminder for myself, and in case you or someone else is interested in this as well and might get to it before me.
I'd like to see how php-mustache performs in this benchmark. I understand this might be considered an unfair comparison as there is a huge value and benefit in having a portable pure PHP implementation, but for applications that are comfortable installing a PHP extension, it might help to see its performance in context and to be able to make an informed decision about whether it is worth installing. There is also the possibility that the fastest PHP implementation (LightNCandy with caching) might even be faster than the (no caching) C implementation, which would be an interesting finding.