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daxmick · 2014-02-09, 10:08

I've written a PHP script that uses sqlite as a backend database. My goal is to collect "all" the primes starting with 2.

I've done *some* work with PHP and C relating to large numbers, using GMP, but I haven't played with Python any more than printing out "Hello World".

That said, is 1 language better than another? I understand that compiled code executes faster but once the program is loaded into memory aren't they all pretty much the same?

2014-02-09, 10:08	#1
daxmick Feb 2014 2²×3×7 Posts	PHP vs. Python vs. C (all with GMP) I've written a PHP script that uses sqlite as a backend database. My goal is to collect "all" the primes starting with 2. I've done some work with PHP and C relating to large numbers, using GMP, but I haven't played with Python any more than printing out "Hello World". That said, is 1 language better than another? I understand that compiled code executes faster but once the program is loaded into memory aren't they all pretty much the same?