> So much stuff just from the readme would introduce breaking changes to the Python ecosystem.
Being compatible with the rest of the Python ecosystem is the main reason why Cinder is built on top of CPython. Although yes, some features are indeed very experimental.
> in a world where we have type annotations, JITs feel like a massive step back. Stuff like mypyc could get us way further into high performance stuff
Ah, but that introduces a separate compilation step, which may not be tolerable in every situation.
Being compatible with the rest of the Python ecosystem is the main reason why Cinder is built on top of CPython. Although yes, some features are indeed very experimental.
> in a world where we have type annotations, JITs feel like a massive step back. Stuff like mypyc could get us way further into high performance stuff
Ah, but that introduces a separate compilation step, which may not be tolerable in every situation.