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Ask HN: What makes a programming language fast?

• Bostonian 7y ago
  One factor is time spent on optimizing the compiler or interpreter. In addition to having its own free Python distribution, Intel produces C++ and Fortran compilers. Although it charges for those compilers, I think the main reason it has created them, even though gcc exists, is to increase peformance on its hardware.
• mytailorisrich 7y ago
  - Whether it is compiled or interpreted - How abstract it is / what 'advanced' features it provides - The compiler
  • Bostonian 7y ago
    Can one use the many advanced features of C++ without incurring a speed penalty compared to C?