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It is not fair to compare CPython (which is on purpose not optimized, only a reference implementation of interpretable scripting language without any focus on p
by slt2021 3y ago
It is not fair to compare CPython (which is on purpose not optimized, only a reference implementation of interpretable scripting language without any focus on performance) to OpenJDK - an arguably state of the art compiled bytecode VM with JIT and AOT compilers available, with decades and many $millions poured into runtime/JIT/GC/etc research and optimization
- lozenge 3y ago"on purpose not optimized, only a reference implementation of interpretable scripting language without any focus on performance" That policy is over. As the last years have shown, no alternative implementation can get off the ground due to C extensions and compatibility concerns, and CPython is now relied on for many large applications. It no longer makes sense to prioritise a simple implementation over performance.
- matsemann 3y agoWhy is it not fair? I need to choose a tool, how it came to be is irrelevant for me.