askscience

Year:

Why is it said that some languages (like Assembly, C, BASIC etc) are "faster" than others (Like C++, C#, Python etc)? If all code is converted to machine code and then compiled, then why does it matter in which language it was programmed first?

13 upvotes

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is it said that some languages (like Assembly, C, BASIC etc) are "faster" than others (Like C++, C#, Python etc)? If all code is converted to machine code and then compiled, then why does it matter in which language it was programmed first?	13