Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoSlrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.programming.devimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1506arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1491arrow-down1imageSlrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.programming.devPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareqweertz (they/she)@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 hours ago Postgres slowing factor I’m pretty sure one of the best optimised free/libre DBMS’s is faster than Python 💀 Also no one know how Piefed scales, since it only has like 350 MAU
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoReread it. They’re saying “The slowest part is postgres, so even if python is slower than rust it won’t make a difference.”
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 minutes agoThat is, in theory. In practice, it can make a big difference. Source: Worked professionally with large services built in Python and Rust.
minus-squarePirateFrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 hours agoPiefed also uses PostgreSQL. He was mentioning that the limiting factor on either platform is the DB, meaning that the parts written in Python will likely not be a limiting factor. Piefed also has quite impressive optimizations in other areas as well compared to Lemmy or even Mbin.
I’m pretty sure one of the best optimised free/libre DBMS’s is faster than Python 💀
Also no one know how Piefed scales, since it only has like 350 MAU
Reread it. They’re saying “The slowest part is postgres, so even if python is slower than rust it won’t make a difference.”
That is, in theory. In practice, it can make a big difference. Source: Worked professionally with large services built in Python and Rust.
Piefed also uses PostgreSQL. He was mentioning that the limiting factor on either platform is the DB, meaning that the parts written in Python will likely not be a limiting factor.
Piefed also has quite impressive optimizations in other areas as well compared to Lemmy or even Mbin.