• lime!@feddit.nu
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    23 hours ago

    i mean, that’s what you’re supposed to do. python is a glue language, after all.

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      19 hours ago

      Nonsense. You are only “supposed” to do that because if you are using Python and you want performance you have no other choice!

      Reminds me of people saying you aren’t “supposed” to store binaries in git - yeah only because git is so bad at it! When we were all using SVN people would have said “you aren’t supposed to have multiple people editing the same file simultaneously” as if it were a fundamental truth.

      And Python isn’t “a glue language”. It’s often used like that but there are many many pure Python projects.

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        18 hours ago

        but like, most of the standard library is written in c. most popular libraries are written in c. they’re built that way because python is a flexible way to glue functionality together. that’s the point of python: it’s easy. if i want performance, i port part of the logic to a compiled language. but most of the time that’s not necessary.

        just like how with git, we have lfs. we build what we need when we need it. i don’t understand your tone here.

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          14 hours ago

          they’re built that way because python is a flexible way to glue functionality together

          Lol no. They’re built that way because it’s fast! Can you imagine how slow Python would be if it was self hosted? Actually I bet someone has tried that…

          Yep - go and benchmark that and get back to me in a few days when it’s finished running hello world, lol.

          just like how with git, we have lfs

          Have you ever actually used LFS? It’s a pretty terrible experience.

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      19 hours ago

      Nonsense. You are only “supposed” to do that because if you are using Python and you want performance you have no other choice!

      Reminds me of people saying you aren’t “supposed” to store binaries in git - yeah only because git is so bad at it! When we were all using SVN people would have said “you aren’t supposed to have multiple people editing the same file simultaneously” as if it were a fundamental truth.

      And Python isn’t “a glue language”. It’s often used like that but there are many many pure Python projects.