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0 pointsotherme1234y ago0 comments

You have to be reaaaaaally slow to be beaten by a network. Also, touched by the OP, if it takes 3 hours to write some code that in Python takes only 1, or if the compile times are huge, Python can beat other languages in speed (that edge fades when the same program is used over and over again).

But as demonstrated, Nim is fast to write and fast to compile, so Python has little edge. Just it's huge ecosystem.

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baq4y ago

> Just it's huge ecosystem.

self-contradiction at its best. kindly be reminded the same advantage was the only thing that kept Java alive for so long until it finally started to enter the XXI century a couple years ago.

you just can't discount an ecosystem, especially if its huge.

curioussavage4y ago

Exactly. Also I’m not impressed with a lot of the ecosystem. After getting more acquainted with many very important libraries I can see the poor quality and it’s scary. Grateful for the free tools but IMO there other Languages like go where more essential libraries and tooling are written by better programmers. Like actual professionals instead of hobby tier

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