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> We've had fast languages like C and C++, and then we've had safe languages like Lisp, Java, and Python. The safe languages were all slower. Them's fightin' w
by djha-skin 4y ago
> We've had fast languages like C and C++, and then we've had safe languages like Lisp, Java, and Python. The safe languages were all slower.
Them's fightin' words. SBCL (Lisp) totally screams with speed as far as I've been able to tell.
- stonemetal12 4y agohttps://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/sbcl-gcc.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... Its runtimes are all like 5X C's. Not sure I would say "screams", it looks like it keeps up with Java though.