Re:Go vs. Crystal Performance
by marcosdumay on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @01:15PM
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There isn't any easy answer.
The problem is that yes, they are an apples to oranges comparison. You may use them for the same problems, but different languages lead to different styles, different trade-offs, and even different ways of thinking.
As an extreme example, a slow language may make it easier to do some high-level optimization that you would never be able to do on a fast language, getting a much faster program. And we have no reliable way to measure or communicate that kind of thing.
The problem is that yes, they are an apples to oranges comparison. You may use them for the same problems, but different languages lead to different styles, different trade-offs, and even different ways of thinking.
As an extreme example, a slow language may make it easier to do some high-level optimization that you would never be able to do on a fast language, getting a much faster program. And we have no reliable way to measure or communicate that kind of thing.