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Re:X is justifiably slow by int_19h on Sunday June 02, 2024 @12:48AM (#40551449)
That is indeed the case, but at the same time, even early Java (back when it was still a bytecode interpreter without JIT) was considerably faster than Python is today. Python is kinda slow by design - just look at the descriptor protocol for an example.
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Re:X is justifiably slow by JackSlateur on Sunday June 02, 2024 @05:37PM (#40557354)
Running a java is still slow as hell, in 2024

It still takes many seconds to just start the program

Maybe the JRE is simply a pain to start ?

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Re:X is justifiably slow by int_19h on Sunday June 02, 2024 @07:00PM (#40557800)
It has a lot of upfront costs, but that is separate from "hot" performance once everything is loaded.
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