I think articles like this cast too wide a net when they say "performance" or "<language> is fast/slow".
A bunch of SREs discussing which languages/servers/runtimes are fast/slow/efficient in comparable production setups would give more practical guidance.
If you're building an http daemon in a traditional three-tiered app (like a large % of people on HN), IME, Python has quietly become a great language in that space, compared to its peers, over the last 8 years.
A bunch of SREs discussing which languages/servers/runtimes are fast/slow/efficient in comparable production setups would give more practical guidance.
If you're building an http daemon in a traditional three-tiered app (like a large % of people on HN), IME, Python has quietly become a great language in that space, compared to its peers, over the last 8 years.