Why Tcl is 700% faster than Python for database benchmarking

Python is a popular programming language, especially for beginners, and consequently we see it occurring in places where it just shouldn’t be used, such as database benchmarking.  In contrast, a frequent question when it comes to HammerDB is why is it written in Tcl? Surely any language will do? This post addresses both questions to … Continue reading Why Tcl is 700% faster than Python for database benchmarking