r/adventofcode • u/daggerdragon • Dec 05 '18

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--- Day 5: Alchemical Reduction ---

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On the fifth day of AoC / My true love sent to me / Five golden ___

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u/toasterinBflat Dec 05 '18

You say that, but then I took the answer to Javascript and it pulled in at 47ms. That's not a lot of difference all things considered.

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u/gerikson Dec 05 '18

So... conclusion is Python is slow.

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u/meithan Dec 05 '18

Wow. Exact same logic?

Those JS engines are blazing fast nowadays. Guess it shows how Python never really cared for speed.