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I strongly believe that the efficiency of an API is 1% down to the language it's coded in, and 99% down to who coded it.
by onion2k 5y ago
I strongly believe that the efficiency of an API is 1% down to the language it's coded in, and 99% down to who coded it.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoYes and no; while it's still true that you can write FORTRAN in any language, there are network effects that mean the effort required to write efficient code is different per language/community/framework.
- labster 5y agoCorollary: The average API is far less efficient than the languages you like to complain about their efficiency.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoI think that’s true if you take a no dependencies approach but as soon as you tap into the ecosystem the argument is lost.
- onion2k 5y agoNot really. It still depends on who coded it. It's just that there's more people involved now.