> you are at the mercy of a garbage collector, and those LOVE to use memory. It’s not the GC that uses memory, it’s your program. Compare the memory use of Pyt

> you are at the mercy of a garbage collector, and those LOVE to use memory. It’s not the GC that uses memory, it’s your program. Compare the memory use of Python with that of C++ in these benchmarks: https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/python3-gpp.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... Or OCaml and C++ here: https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/ocaml-gpp.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...