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It's hard for me to believe that it's easier (and not only more comfortable for the engineers) to start pyston rather then rewrite their backend in go or whatev
by mhneu 10y ago
It's hard for me to believe that it's easier (and not only more comfortable for the engineers) to start pyston rather then rewrite their backend in go or whatever.
You are correct, it is easier to rewrite in Go. That's what Dropbox learned after putting two FTEs on Pyston for a few years.
But the larger Python community outside of just Dropbox would have really benefited from these two guys continuing to work on Pyston.
- LeanderK 10y agoOf course, getting a fast JIT-Compiler for Python would be awesome! I have been doing some python lately and it's a nice language. I would guess there is such a broad usage in the industry that a committee funded by various companies could take ownership of the project and greatly increase the assigned resources. I just question whether it's the right move for dropbox. Seems like not actually tackling the problem and instead trying everything so that it just disappears.
- andrewchambers 10y agoit seems like a smart move to hedge your bets like that if one doesn't work out.