I have seen people using terms “Switch” and “Router” interchangeably. But please note that they are completely different.
Switch is used to create a network whereas Router is used to link different networks. They might look similar in appearance but they are different.
I will not explain the difference in terms of layers because that gets confusing and you have to have a good understanding of network layers for that. But to simplify things: Continue reading
I came across an amazing answer for this by Alec Cawley on Quora.
What does it matter if a program runs in 100 msec instead of 1 msec, if only run it a hundred times? If it takes me 10 minutes to develop instead of 60 minutes, I have gained 3000 seconds and lost 10. Isn’t that the right way round?
The only reason for computers is to help us. By running an easy-to-write language, they help us. You need to prove the necessity for a hard-to-write language. There are such proofs – many applications really need performance. But for the many that do not, Python is an excellent language.
Originally Answered: Why is Python in demand when it is slower than other languages?