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0 pointsdgfitz5y ago0 comments

I'd be curious on your take of my code below, I have python and perl as dead even if you don't print and ignore pythons startup time.

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cutler5y ago

Well, the two ifs you hedge to qualify Python's parity are pretty damning in themselves, no? Let's stop beating about the bush - if you want to perform a common text-processing job like parsing a log file Perl is hands down faster than Python.

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0 pointsdgfitz5y ago0 comments

I'd be curious on your take of my code below, I have python and perl as dead even if you don't print and ignore pythons startup time.

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cutler5y ago

Well, the two ifs you hedge to qualify Python's parity are pretty damning in themselves, no? Let's stop beating about the bush - if you want to perform a common text-processing job like parsing a log file Perl is hands down faster than Python.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse