Ask HN: How is Python’s OOP is superior vs. Lisp CLOS?
by stealthcat on Hacker News.
Python classes may be clunky but it is said that Python class system is more flexible than other languages’ OOP, even Lisp CLOS. How does Python class system actually compare to Lisp CLOS? I’ve seen arguments for Python class system is the blocker for important code optimizations, AOT or JIT. Are there elaborate explanations on why we get near-machine code speed for compiled SBCL Lisp but we cannot even save the image for PyPy runs? Seems like a problem worse than GIL.