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> " Julia might have good performance for simple array/matrix operations and loops, but we already know how to make them fast in Python " Yes, by not executing
by yvdriess 7y ago
> " Julia might have good performance for simple array/matrix operations and loops, but we already know how to make them fast in Python "
Yes, by not executing them in Python, the universal trick to make anything fast in Python.
Julia's whole shtick is avoiding having to drop down into C.
- soup10 7y agoC really is a great language, its kinda funny how all the attempts to improve on it end up causing just as many pain points as they solve.
- yvdriess 7y agoC is chosen because how little language there is. Attempts to improve it end up adding to it, kind of defeating why it is useful in the first place. I find D's better-C dialect to be a definite improvement across the board, but there is a lot of institutional inertia behind C.