On: So you want to write a fast Python?

[kingkilr]

Yes, compile times are rather long, about 40 minutes for the full interpreter on a recent, fairly good, laptop. On the other hand you don't need to do a compile all that frequently, because all the code is testable by executing directly atop another Python.

[stavros → kingkilr]

So you develop the interpreter by interpreting it on itself before compiling it to itself by itself.

Uh...

[cscheid → stavros]

You might have some fun reading about the Futamura projections :)

[stavros → cscheid]

Oh God, that stirs some memories. I'll read it again, thank you.