Comment on Faster CPython Ideas – Issue Tracker for Faster CPython ProjectparentComments−dec0dedab0de5yYes, the JIT has got to be the biggest difference. I wonder how node compares to pypy.I think when GVR mentions "There's machine code generation in our future" that he is talking about a JIT−throwaway8943455yI suspect Node is still quite a lot faster than Pypy because the former benefits from v8 which is a well-funded project which doesn’t have to worry about compatibility with the sprawling C-extension interface that CPython exposes.
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Yes, the JIT has got to be the biggest difference. I wonder how node compares to pypy.
I think when GVR mentions "There's machine code generation in our future" that he is talking about a JIT
I suspect Node is still quite a lot faster than Pypy because the former benefits from v8 which is a well-funded project which doesn’t have to worry about compatibility with the sprawling C-extension interface that CPython exposes.