Out-Fibbing CPython with the Plush Interpreter

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sevensor · 1d ago

I hope it’s not spoiling the punchline for anyone, but I really appreciated the conclusion. All that effort to speed up a benchmark, and no effect on a real program at all. I always worry about this when I’m profiling. It’s a lot of fun to make things go faster, but you have to choose the right things.

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Out-Fibbing CPython with the Plush Interpreter

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