Question of speed - Flat file DBMS

[I.V. Aprameya Rao]

OK, i forgot to mention this.

The speed is a critical issue because there will be a competition and 
whosever solution is faster wins the prize.

Hence will a python solution be as fast as a C++ solution??

aprameya

On 4 Mar 2005, John Machin wrote:

> 
> I.V. Aprameya Rao wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I have to implement a flat file dbms. The basic condition is that
> > relations will be given in files and i will have to run certain
> select
> > project join queries on those relations.
> >
> > Can someone tell me as to which language will be faster, python or
> C++??
> 
> Faster to get a working app released: Python
> 
> Faster to drive you nuts: C++
> 
> Faster processing the files: My hunch is C++, but not by much. After
> you've shipped your working app (in Python), you'll still have lots of
> spare time to tweak up the speed -- IF it's slow, if anybody notices,
> and if anybody cares -- and this newsgroup usually provides a lively
> response to "how do I make this faster" questions.
> 
> 
>