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The GIL has been a much bigger problem for perception than it ever has been for performance. Python has lost more mindshare over it than anything else. The fe
by VectorLock 9y ago
The GIL has been a much bigger problem for perception than it ever has been for performance. Python has lost more mindshare over it than anything else. The few machine cycles that were ever saved by moving away from it were far outweighed by the waste of human cycles.
- bsder 9y agoThe few machine cycles that were ever saved by NOT moving away from it (which is the ONLY justification for keeping it) were far outweighed by the waste of human cycles. If Python would simply suck it up and eat the 20% performance hit, we could stop talking about the GIL and start optimizing code to get the 20% back.