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It's not the size of the improvement that's regrettable, it's the absolute performance after the improvement. No one is disappointed by V8's 6-8% improvement w
by paulddraper 3y ago
It's not the size of the improvement that's regrettable, it's the absolute performance after the improvement.
No one is disappointed by V8's 6-8% improvement with Maglev. [1]
Because V8 is (for a scripting language) insanely fast.
And Python is not, unfortunately.
[1] https://v8.dev/blog/holiday-season-2023 https://v8.dev/blog/holiday-season-2023
- rattray 3y agoWhat are some good stats/benchmarks on the rough order of magnitude of python vs js perf these days?
- paulddraper 3y agohttps://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/python.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/... In many cases, Node.js is an order of magnitude faster than CPython. (Acknowledged: You could write your Python in C.) (Acknowledged: PyPy exists.)