Dropbox's compiler for Python uses the LLVM to push the language closer to C/C++ speeds, but it's far from production-ready Fast development or fast execution, take your pick. Python programmers ...

A Microsoft project to JIT-compile Python for speed, now under new developers, has reached a milestone.

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...

The Copperhead compiler suite, a Python-based tool, unlocks the full potential of the Gemini APU's impressive capabilities, including its associative, massively parallel, non-Von-Neumann bit ...

Nengo, a compiler that developers can use to build their own algorithms for AI applications that will operate on general purpose neuromorphic hardware. Compilers are a software tool that programmers ...

Frustrated by programming language shortcomings, Guido van Rossum created Python. With the language now used by millions, Nick Heath talks to van Rossum about Python's past and explores what's next.

Modular developed its Mojo language as a faster alternative to Python. According to the startup, a program written in Mojo can run up to 68,000 times faster than if it were implemented using Python.