> Because `language is slow' is meaningless. Yes. Everyone knows java is faster than Python right? But look here:
http://gaejava.appspot.com/ (you might want to run it a couple times to see what it does when it is 'warm'). I don't think this is a biased test -- I think the author expected to see Java faster. In my runs Python is usually a bit faster on a majority of these metrics consistently. Why? My guess is the reason is that Python is less bloated than Java so more of it can stay resident on a shared machine whereas big hunks of Java have to be swapped in for every access -- but it's just a guess. By the way: I see this all the time -- for web use Python always seems to be faster than Java in my experience. (With programs that I write: I tend to avoid some of the larger Python web tools available out there and code close to the protocol.) Comparing language platforms using small numeric benchmarks often completely misses the point. -- Aaron Watters http://whiffdoc.appspot.com http://listtree.appspot.com === an apple every 8 hours will keep 3 doctors away. - kliban -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
