mitsuhiko on Python JIT: agents could crack it, the blocker is grind not humans
mitsuhiko · x · 2026-11-02
Armin Ronacher argues that while building a JIT for Python is hard, the missing element isn't human input — it's simply hard work. Python's leaky abstraction makes static optimization painful, but there are ways around it. He adds he's fairly convinced AI agents can do well here given what they've been capable of recently.
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