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		Karunamon on April 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruby is too slow for programming competitions You realize this is mostly a type of game right? "Do X task the best way you know how". If you think games are a waste of time, welp. I'm clicking the down arrow, because not only are you being a dick, you're adding nothing to the discussion.

davidw on April 21, 2013 [–]

I think it adds a lot to the discussion to point out that games are just games and that in the real world, the speed of a language's implementation may not be what actually matters, at all.

No thanks for the name calling.

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