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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31184706

C is one of the top languages in terms of speed, memory and energy

https://www.threads.com/@engineerscodex/post/C9_R-uhvGbv?hl=en

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[-] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Its really not, have you noticed how an enum is transpiled? you end up with a function... a lot of other things follow the same pattern.

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

No they don't. Enums are actually unique in being the only Typescript feature that requires code gen, and they consider that to have been a mistake.

In any case that's not the cause of the difference here.

[-] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

This isn't true, there are other features that "emit code", that includes: namespaces, decorators and some cases even async / await (when targeting ES5 or ES6).

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 17 hours ago

Ah yeah I forgot about namespaces. I don't think they're a popular feature.

The other two only generate code for backwards compatibility. When targeting the latest JavaScript versions they don't generate anything.

Ok decorators are technically still only a proposal so they're slightly jumping the gun there, but the point remains.

[-] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Nope, have not noticed because I hate JavaScript with a passion. Thanks for educating me.

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Just FYI the example that person gave would absolutely not explain a huge performance difference. I don't think they understand what they're looking at.

[-] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[-] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks! I hate JavaScript even more now ๐Ÿ˜„

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