" - python -> c++ is one less layer of complexity to reason about than python -> c -> go " But doesn't the numpy package already use ctypes, for example ?maybe not a golang-nuts question, but I was just wondering what is it that C++ can perhaps do that Go cannot when creating bindings for Python ?
On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 1:05 PM Matt Parker <mattfparke...@gmail.com> wrote: > - python -> c++ is one less layer of complexity to reason about than > python -> c -> go > - the go runtime is great for developer ergonomics, but is going to cost > more flops than equivalent code in c++ because of features like garbage > collection. additionally the concurrent features of go are great but > concurrent ML backends will probably be used a lot more than they are read > + written, so probably a fair tradeoff to sacrifice readability for > performance here. > On Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 8:15:51 AM UTC-4 envee wrote: > >> After reading briefly about ML and how Python is used as a "veneer" for >> C++ code, I was wondering why Go is not used as the backend, given it's >> excellent concurrency support and ease of use. >> Basically, I was thinking if the backend is written as a shared object in >> Go, and then used in Python using ctypes. >> I have seen a huge number of libraries on the awesome-go website, but >> don't know if they have Python bindings. >> Any views ? >> What really is a limitation which does not encourage developers to prefer >> Go over C++ as the ML backend ? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/dc8d6282-d1cf-43db-a0ee-a1347e345638n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/dc8d6282-d1cf-43db-a0ee-a1347e345638n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CALFCev5_64WLaXJrxAT8e8EDr5ts7xXO47gc91vONedETUQ9rg%40mail.gmail.com.
