On: Go 1.18

[IshKebab]

Go is definitely fast enough to do data science.

[mrtranscendence → IshKebab]

Sure, it’s much faster than Python, agreed. But is it fast enough to implement highly optimized numerical algorithms in a way that can compete with Fortran or C? That I’m not so sure of, and if not you’re stuck with the crappy FFI.

[IshKebab → mrtranscendence]

Unless you need the last 10% of performance, yes it is. You can also use assembly directly from Go if you need bleeding edge speed.

[azth → IshKebab]

It's too verbose to do data science stuff.