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> One thing that stuck with me was the non-negligible start-up speed. Yes! this is the biggest roadblock for me. I find python startup time unbearably long.
by enriquto 7y ago
> One thing that stuck with me was the non-negligible start-up speed.
Yes! this is the biggest roadblock for me. I find python startup time unbearably long. I do not want to imagine even using julia. And this is sad because the language is orders of magnitude better (for math, at least).
- timholy 7y agoIf you're used to launching everything from your OS's command prompt, this is a killer. But if you get used to launching a REPL and running things from there, it's much better, because you only pay the startup latency once.
- tfunnell 7y agoSome workflows require running scripts from the command line though