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python < shell (for scripts) (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by alexcoder04@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] dukk@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Speed is a serious problem in Python though. Python has its use cases, and so do other languages. Things would not end well if we started using Python for everything.

[-] noli@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

This might be an unpopular opinion but python's speed wouldn't even be an issue if it was 5x slower than it is now.

Python is a language designed for write-time performance, not runtime performance.

[-] Chunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have worked on a lot of real time simulation with python glue. It is.. not fun. I'm a better programmer for it though.

[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I wanted to write a 3D game engine, I wouldn't use Python either. But there's zero chance of me ever doing that. For 90% of things 90% of people do, Python works just fine. And the performance thing is actively being worked on and getting better all the time.