I don't think language comparisons make sense here as a ton of performance is application dependent. So when it says it's "fast" it should be "fast" compared t

I don't think language comparisons make sense here as a ton of performance is application dependent. So when it says it's "fast" it should be "fast" compared to many but not necessary all alternative similar software ignoring any language (which it probably is, some of the alternatives are not fast even through they are written in C AFIK). Through in this case I would say it being "fast enough" for many use-cases is the relevant part.