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 -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
