The Cost of Dynamism (was Re: Pyhon 2.x or 3.x, which is faster?)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Sun Mar 13 01:43:21 EST 2016


On 3/12/2016 8:20 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> Yeah, we get it. The CPython interpreter is plenty fast enough for whatever
> you use it for. Good for you! Millions aren't so lucky. They are looking
> for something faster, because for them, you can never have too much speed.
> When you are trying to solve a 7000x7000 system of equations, you don't
> want to wait three days for a solution. Or three hours with Numpy.

There is a positive form of Parkinson's Law at work.  People patience is 
about the same as ever.  So as computation gets faster, people attempt 
larger problems.  I remember when the idea of solving such a problem was 
ludicrous.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy




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