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search for unladen swallow

• rbanffy 17y ago
  As unladen as it is, it is still very compatible with Python modules. If Unladen Swallow is to go faster, it would break backwards compatibility with modules written in C. And that wouldn't be as bad an idea as it seems. Sometimes, what you really need is a good API reboot. Also, a good approach is to prototype in a VHLL, profile and rewrite the rest in lower level languages such as Java or C.
  • megaman821 17y ago
    I wonder how much stuff is written in C for speed and how much is just a Python wrapper for C code. The first problem isn't so bad since speed is what is increasing. The second problem is pretty big because new wrappers or Python equivalents would have to be written.
• draegtun 17y ago
  How does "unladen swallow" fit into running Perl, Ruby and other dynamic languages?