Perfect assembly is marginally faster than perfect C, but perfect C is way faster than perfect python. You have many valid points though. Also C can be very safe if you don’t use the standard string libraries and stuff. It depends on what you are trying to do. Sometimes it’s worth giving up safety to have a better program.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m talking mostly about corporate software development. You know, the kind of projects that run for 20 years with multiple teams and half a dozen cycles of “let’s outsource everything” - “oh, it sucks, let’s insource everything” - “oh, it’s expensive, let’s outsource everything again”. Doing that in C without major issues is rare.
In that kind of context, safety is everything and performance doesn’t matter.
DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
This is why I don’t run corporate software if I can help it. Ain’t nobody got time nor the battery capacity for that.