>you're likely to win the race, because C is faster than Python
Heh, so the only reason there's "no performance cost" is the enormous performance cost of using Python in the first place?
Heh, so the only reason there's "no performance cost" is the enormous performance cost of using Python in the first place?
Or, to put it another way, taking Python from 500x SlowerThanCee to 501x is "negligible", but taking C from 1x to 2x slower isn't.