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I don't think it's productive to argue that non-dynamic languages are superior across the board. Everybody knows they're faster. For many people, they're still

by _bxg1 7y ago

I don't think it's productive to argue that non-dynamic languages are superior across the board. Everybody knows they're faster. For many people, they're still the right decision. I think (or at least assumed) that the post's discussion is more interesting than that. A sibling comment seemed to be zeroing in on the crux of the issue. "Python is an order of magnitude slower but it's web server is two orders of magnitude slower" is a meaningful and fruitful thing to talk about.

lumost 7y ago
That's fair, however the python language is two orders of magnitude slower than it's static brethren for a variety of tasks. Pretty much any time you need to use the native language in the interpreter. https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/python3-java.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... It may be worth looking at how this performance gap has trended over time. Anecdotally I recall the performance gap being much narrower 10 years ago.