> Python was the slowest language in the benchmark, and yet at the same time it’s the most used language on Github as of October 2024.
Interesting that there seems to be a correlation between a language being slow and it being popular.
Interesting that there seems to be a correlation between a language being slow and it being popular.
I say this as a pretty deep rust fanatic. All languages (and runtimes, interpreters, and compilers) are tools. Different problems and approaches to solving them benefit from having a good set at your disposal.
If you're building something that may only run a handful of times (which a lot of python, R, et al programs include) slow execution doesn't matter.
by and large, Ruby is slow, but damn is it nice to code with, which is more appealing for newcomers
Work has been done to make faster Ruby language implementations.
https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...
Program performance is associated with the specific programming language implementation and the specific program implementation.
Different language implementation, so different performance.
> too seriously
Take those measurements just seriously enough.