[onion2k]

I strongly believe that the efficiency of an API is 1% down to the language it's coded in, and 99% down to who coded it.

[yjftsjthsd-h]

Yes and no; while it's still true that you can write FORTRAN in any language, there are network effects that mean the effort required to write efficient code is different per language/community/framework.

[ComputerGuru]

I think that’s true if you take a no dependencies approach but as soon as you tap into the ecosystem the argument is lost.

[onion2k]

Not really. It still depends on who coded it. It's just that there's more people involved now.

[labster]

Corollary: The average API is far less efficient than the languages you like to complain about their efficiency.