Medusa: A much faster Python implementation based on the Dart Virtual Machine

Posted by tosh on Monday January 19, 2015 @11:04AM
from the in.pycon.org dept.

http://in.pycon.org/funnel/2014/130-medusa-a-much-faster-python-implementation-based-on-the-dart-virtual-machine

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Re:Medusa: A much faster Python implementation based on the ... by mkrdouble on Monday January 19, 2015 @11:30AM (#8912581)

This is really cool! What I'm wondering is how well the "compiling Python code to a highly optimized Dart code" step works. For instance, does the standard Python test suite mostly pass? I imagine this is a monumentous task, and so a bit more detail on the status of the effort would be helpful!

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Re:Medusa: A much faster Python implementation based on the ... by tosh on Monday January 19, 2015 @11:06AM (#8912431)

Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/CrossPlatform1/the-medusa-project

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