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Python takes ~180 assembly instructions to add two numbers, where „compiled to machine code“ languages only take one. Casey Muratori has a real in-depth course

Python takes ~180 assembly instructions to add two numbers, where „compiled to machine code“ languages only take one. Casey Muratori has a real in-depth course on why Python is slow and how to make it fast, among many other things why software can be slow. https://www.computerenhance.com/ https://www.computerenhance.com/

latexr 2y ago
> Casey Muratori has a real in-depth course on why Python is slow and how to make it fast I don’t think that’s a fair characterisation of the course and that description does it a disservice. The course is not about Python, it’s about programming with performance in mind. The video on Philosophies of Optimisation is a good primer on the tenets of the course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgoetgxecw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgoetgxecw8