Is JPython fast enough (was: Is Python worth learning?)

[Cameron Laird]

In article <39BE5700.BE446359 at earthlink.net>,
Charles Hixson  <charleshixsn at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>What's the speed of jPython?  I've heard the speed of Java slammed so often that the
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Shockingly good.  It floored me to see Jim Hugunin's measurements
in '98.

Different answer:  it depends.  Sometimes only a tenth as good as
you'd get with, say, tight Lua as an extension language, and
simply inadequate.  Sometimes better than anything a normal person
would code with lex and yacc.  A LOT of people have found it, 
"good enough".

Barry, this question comes up often enough--do you have any plans
to publish simple benchmarks?  Maybe I'll help ...
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