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To me, the goal of language implementations should be to make the most maintainable code also the fastest code. I shouldn't have to worry much about the perform
by jolux 6y ago
To me, the goal of language implementations should be to make the most maintainable code also the fastest code. I shouldn't have to worry much about the performance characteristics of my software outside of general concerns about algorithmic complexity.
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- secondcoming 6y agoThat all depends on what type of software you write. I don't think there'll ever be a language that ticks every requirement box.
- jolux 6y agoYou can’t get all the way there but it’s a North Star, I think.
- blakehaswell 6y agoAt the end of the day our software is going to run on real machines, sending data across real networks. I feel like we'll always be leaving performance on the table if we don't understand the characteristics of the hardware we're developing on. I can build a cubby house in the backyard (low performance system) without understanding the the physical characteristics on the materials I'm using, but if I want to build a sky-scraper (high performance system) I need to understand the actual physical materials and how to use them effectively.
- jolux 6y ago> I feel like we'll always be leaving performance on the table if we don't understand the characteristics of the hardware we're developing on. Absolutely. Mine is not a suggestion to ignore performance, but to build languages that push programmers towards doing the right thing for performance and maintainability. These do not have to be at odds, except often at the extreme of performance.