On Jan 16, 5:52 pm, Ed Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A lecturer gave me the perfect answer to the question of speed. > > > "You have two choices when it comes to programming. Fast code, or fast > > coders." > > "You're either with us, or against us." > > George W. Bush > > My understanding is that while CPython performance won't be winning > any awards anytime soon, Jython and IronPython are pretty impressive > performers. > > Disclaimer: I haven't personally used Jython or IronPython.
Indeed, it is as Paul Rudin said; "It's more a continuum than that suggests. The tricky bit is deciding in each situation where you should be on the continuum." -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
