Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
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Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#2after reading it's not a python compiler but a compiled language based on the python syntax
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#3What is the difference between Codon and Pypy other than Codon not being targeted as a drop-in replacement for Cpython?
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#4does this support any form of FFI? It'd be nice if users could shim in lightweight APIs that clone libraries like numpy/pytorch -- it'd immediately make some machine learning super portable!
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#5Free for non-production use... it's a "no" for me.
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#6Free for non-production use... it's a "no" for me.
Woah - also, their license automatically becomes open source (Apache) three years from now.
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#7Free for non-production use... it's a "no" for me.
It's also confusing... I mean, what does "non-production use" mean anyway? Does it mean "non-commercial use"? Or "testing/debug/staging environment"? Or "does not produce any valuable output"...?
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#8Free for non-production use... it's a "no" for me.
It's also confusing... I mean, what does "non-production use" mean anyway? Does it mean "non-commercial use"? Or "testing/debug/staging environment"? Or "does not produce any valuable output"...?
It means if a company uses this program, they can't use it without paying the developer.
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#9would love to see actual benchmarks
Re: Codon: A high-performance Python-like compiler using LLVM
#10Free for non-production use... it's a "no" for me.
It's also confusing... I mean, what does "non-production use" mean anyway? Does it mean "non-commercial use"? Or "testing/debug/staging environment"? Or "does not produce any valuable output"...?
According to this article https://perens.com/2017/02/14/bsl-1-1/ about the Business Source License, the intention conveyed by the word "production" for that license is use "in any capacity that is meant to make money".