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We also shouldn't discount it just because Python is usually fast enough (all my personal projects are in Python). Developer time is cheaper than hardware 99% o

by kevan 9y ago

We also shouldn't discount it just because Python is usually fast enough (all my personal projects are in Python). Developer time is cheaper than hardware 99% of the time. For the 1% that are running millions of requests per second through their web stacks the value proposition is pretty compelling.

xfer 9y ago
> Developer time is cheaper than hardware 99% of the time. I find the exact opposite to be true in most cases.
- mixedCase 9y ago
  In bare metal deployments or cloud? If the latter, then moving to the former seems like an obvious choice.
- kevan 9y ago
  Whoops, I stated that backwards. My time is more valuable than the CPU's most of the time.
mmargerum 9y ago
Not when you are renting the hardware. Lean languages like Swift, Rust and even Go look pretty attractive when you are paying by the hour.