Performance test between Go, Node, C and Python

Scripts that compare looping speed between NodeJS, C, Python and Go

Result on MacBook Pro

1. Go looped 1,000,000,000 times in 0.292 seconds (292 ms)
2. NodeJS looped 1,000,000,000 times in 0.587 seconds (587 ms)
3. C looped 1,000,000,000 times in 2.394147 seconds
4. Python3 looped 1,000,000,000 times in 22.139064056000002 seconds

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Language versions

• Golang version go1.13.1 darwin/amd64
• Node v10.16.3
• Clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.8)
• Python 3.7.3

Running the test

# Run in Python
python speed-loop.py

# Run in C
gcc speed-loop.c -o speed-loop-c && ./speed-loop-c

# Run in Node
node speed-loop.js

# Run go
go run speed-loop.go

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