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I think, for being a interpreted language, Ruby is quite fast now.

• pjmlp 2y ago
  Because now a JIT is part of the picture, as it should be in any dynamic language that isn't only meant for basic scripting tasks.
• KerrAvon 2y ago
  Ruby was always faster than people gave it credit for.
  • igouy 2y ago
    Not really. Work has been done to make faster Ruby language implementations. https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/ruby-mri.html https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...
• VeejayRampay 2y ago
  of course sorry, you're right, what I meant is that it's rather slow _in the grand scheme of things_