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Re:No-GIL mode coming for Python by slt2021 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:43AM (#36917870)
It is not fair to compare CPython (which is on purpose not optimized, only a reference implementation of interpretable scripting language without any focus on performance) to OpenJDK - an arguably state of the art compiled bytecode VM with JIT and AOT compilers available, with decades and many $millions poured into runtime/JIT/GC/etc research and optimization
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Re:No-GIL mode coming for Python by lozenge on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:41AM (#36918214)
"on purpose not optimized, only a reference implementation of interpretable scripting language without any focus on performance"

That policy is over.

As the last years have shown, no alternative implementation can get off the ground due to C extensions and compatibility concerns, and CPython is now relied on for many large applications. It no longer makes sense to prioritise a simple implementation over performance.

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Re:No-GIL mode coming for Python by matsemann on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:43AM (#36918521)
Why is it not fair? I need to choose a tool, how it came to be is irrelevant for me.
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