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> it sucks the oxygen away from alternatives that would be better in the longer term It's always frustrated me that the computing world isn't as it should be.
by xscott 5y ago
> it sucks the oxygen away from alternatives that would be better in the longer term
It's always frustrated me that the computing world isn't as it should be. Python as a language seems to have found a sweet spot for accessibility to a lot of people, but CPython the interpreter steals all the air from PyPy, which is a vastly better implementation.
- seunosewa 5y agoPyPy has a GIL too though.
- xscott 5y agoThe PyPy FAQ addresses this. To my eyes, it looks like this is partly to provide the same promises CPython does for C extensions, and partly because their transactional memory approach hasn't gotten the attention it would need to succeed. I think both of those show CPython stealing the air from PyPy. https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/faq.html#does-pypy-have-a-gil-why https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/faq.html#does-pypy-have-a-gil...