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The first thing I want to know about a new language is its performance. Then I can start thinking meaningfully about the tradeoffs of using it compared to othe
by blacksqr 6y ago
The first thing I want to know about a new language is its performance. Then I can start thinking meaningfully about the tradeoffs of using it compared to other languages.
- flohofwoe 6y agoFor an embeddable language performance probably isn't the most important property for typical use cases. Ease of integration, interopability with the "host" language, the embedded size of the scripting engine or compiler etc..., all might be more important.
- carapace 6y agoFWIW, the first thing I want to know about a new language is it's "debug story": how deep in the mud am I when something goes wrong?