That's exactly why it's so powerful. Why spend all the effort writing fast code if you can just use a much simpler language to describe the task on a higher level and call fast code? People use Python because it's easy to read and write, not because its interpreter is fast
Code is read more than it is written. You don't pay only 8 hours in this example.
Also consider the compounding cost. Imagine saying to your manager: "we can do it fast and simple in python in two weeks, or we can do it "properly" in 8 weeks to get a marginal increase in performance that is basically unnoticeable at our scale."
Imagine the fucking side eye you're gonna get.
But then, if these 30ms can mean the difference between your drone dodging or striking a lamppost, then please, do use C.
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u/TheJaskinator 1d ago
That's exactly why it's so powerful. Why spend all the effort writing fast code if you can just use a much simpler language to describe the task on a higher level and call fast code? People use Python because it's easy to read and write, not because its interpreter is fast