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by ris 2576 days ago
> If Python code were 10x faster

That's a pretty big "if". Unfortunately making python a lot faster is difficult because python is such a dynamic language. The pypy folks have done their best, with a respectable amount of success.
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protomyth 2575 days ago
That's a pretty big "if".

The 10x figure I was quoting was from the comment I was responding to. I do think people need to look at what was accomplished by the Strongtalk team and various other projects dealing with dynamic languages including some Lisp implementations. I'm pretty sure Python can be a lot faster, but the legacy code is going to be a big, big problem.

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ris 2575 days ago
> various other projects dealing with dynamic languages

Not all dynamic languages are born the same.

> I'm pretty sure Python can be a lot faster

You might like you join the PyPy team then and find out.

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protomyth 2575 days ago
You missed the but the legacy code is going to be a big, big problem. part. If, as other posters point out, those C extensions are not designed to work without the the GIL, then its going to be a 2->3 situation.

Frankly, I honor the Python folks and all their achievements, but I really dislike the language. I mostly am researching another paradigm.

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