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0 pointsyellow_lead4y ago0 comments

As other commenters point out, how can a language be fast in a way besides something CPU bound? You are saying it is fast when it's not doing anything. Not sure I understand.

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baq4y ago

it's a shorthand for 'fast enough'. is it slow if nobody would notice if it was 10x faster?

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0 pointsyellow_lead4y ago0 comments

As other commenters point out, how can a language be fast in a way besides something CPU bound? You are saying it is fast when it's not doing anything. Not sure I understand.

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baq4y ago

it's a shorthand for 'fast enough'. is it slow if nobody would notice if it was 10x faster?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse