Python future performance and speed

[Jacek Generowicz]

Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> writes:

> The last time I checked, Java and C++ (even C) were widely
> considered to be high level languages.

The fact many people hold an erroneous belief, does not make said
belief any less erroneous.

> Has someone been raising the bar while I wasn't looking?

The developers of all the truly high-level languages ?

There was a time when assembler was high-level.