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0 pointsvips7L2mo ago0 comments

Isn’t python still the slowest mainstream language?

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Being slower than other mainstream languages isn't really a problem in and of itself if it's fast enough to get the job done. Looking at all the ML and LLM work that's done in Python, I would say it is fast enough to get things done.

NetMageSCW2mo ago

As pointed out already, most of that uses C code or GPU code to do the work and not slow Python code.

cestith2mo ago

A pretty good portion uses Fortran code, too.

chungy2mo ago

No. Ruby exists.

dragonwriter2mo ago

Ruby is now faster than Python, last I saw a comparison, though it used to be the other way around.

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