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Java instead of python..? ick..

Also, with the resources that Google has I'm a little baffled as to why they couldn't devote some serious effort into getting python up to spec performance wise.

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They are, hence the Unladen Swallow project. But the improvements are that are possible are constrained by the language and having to maintain backwards compatibility. If Google were to just take the language and do with it what they want, they would risk alienating the community which would weaken the utility of the language. So while improvements are being made, the types of improvements are limited.

Thanks. Makes a little more sense now.

So basically: it's complicated.

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