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Async Python is not faster
Async Python is slower than "sync" Python under a realistic benchmark. A bigger worry is that async frameworks go a bit wobbly under load.
- Points
- 472
- HN comments
- 436
- Submissions
- 2
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- 7 commenters
Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2020
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2020 | Async Python is not faster by haybanusa | 472 | 353 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Async Python is not faster (2020) by xk3 | 89 | 83 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 11 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Jun 2020 to Apr 2025.
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