On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 10:06:15PM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >> 2. Is FreeBSD more optimised in performance for any particular language? > > > > No. Performance of scripting languages is usually not a big problem > > anymore because of the increased speed of new computers. And it depends > > scripting language are not made to be fast running, but to "mix" many > other programs to get result fast and easy.
Most scripting languages can be used in hybrid environments, and will be pretty fast if they call compiled functions for CPU-intensive tasks. As an example: in Python, you can call compiled functions in dynamic libraries directly with the ctypes module; no need to recompile anything directly. Alternatively or in addition to this, just write your own extension module in C/Python either manually, or with code generators like SWIG to optimize CPU bottlenecks or call into / link against other compiled code. Hybrid systems are usually very fast to set up, yet don't significantly sacrifice speed. Ever used numpy, scipy etc. with optimized C and FORTRAN libraries (ATLAS, FFTW3 etc.) in Python for big numeric computations? Works like a charm and is pretty fast too. -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"