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Depends what you're doing with it... You can make any language you want slower than another language by using it badly


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philipallstaryesterday at 1:52 PM

This is like saying that no car is faster than any other because it depends what gear you drive it in

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bell-cotyesterday at 2:31 PM

True, but also a tautology.

Instead, I'd say that Rust & C are close enough, speed-wise, that (1) which one is faster will depend on small details of the particular use case, or (2) the speed difference will matter less than other language considerations.