12 Performance
It’s hard to fathom just how powerful modern computers are. They perform billions of calculations per second, allowing us to have video chats with people around the world, predict the weather with incredible accuracy, and search through entire libraries of documents in the blink of an eye. An office worker from 100 years ago would be awestruck by how much data we can process and how little time it takes us to do so.
But let’s be honest: when were you last satisfied by your computer’s speed? If you’re like me, you spend very little time amazed by the speed with which our computers operate and a lot of time frustrated by how long they take to do things.
I often say that Python is the perfect language for an age in which computers ...
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