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		andreasvc on Feb 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Python Runs Slow, Part 1: Data Structures Speedup is not the only kind of progress. Programming in Python has gotten more convenient due to more libraries, while avoiding buffer overflows in C will always require enormous care.

kzrdude on Feb 14, 2014 [–]

C still requires the programmer to know the language inside and out, but all kinds of static and dynamic checking tools have become available.

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