From: Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@...>
Date: 2009-05-14T23:25:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Performance issues with large files -- ruby vs. python :)

Monika Moser wrote:
> Hi,
> I do have a very similar problem: large data files and csv-import with
> fastercsv which is much slower than an implementation in c++.
> I was wondering if you have some interesting insights about that meanwhile
> which you would like to share :).

You may want to try JRuby; many people who have moved to JRuby have done 
so explicitly because the perf characteristics of large data sets are 
very good.

- Charlie