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by jsmeaton 2822 days ago
Maybe because 10% on a server is much more valuable than 10% on a client.

On a server, you’re paying for that 10%. On a client, you’re not. If it was 10% for nearly free then sure - but maintaining a separate implementation of a language is costly.
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phonon 2822 days ago
No, Pyston said of their last version "On Dropbox’s server, we are 10% faster."

PS Thanks for all your Django contributions!

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jsmeaton 2822 days ago
Should have read the article, whoops. Thanks for the correction!
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