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So let's pretend we have a language ABC that is based on standards. It has one implementation and one standard library and the code can only be compiled with on

• pjmlp 11y ago
  >If the standard library's string functions are slow, can you not say that the language is not very fast at string manipulations? No, because it might still be an implementation issue. One needs to understand why the string functions are slow, what is causing it. Is the language semantic, the algorithm being used, the internal data representation,...? > I am pretty sure most people would say that. The ones without background in compiler design, surely yes. Also the point of standards is exactly to avoid compiler driven development and foster competition between implementations thus leading to a better language eco-system.