> we can say that a fast language is the one where an average programmer is most likely to produce fast code with a given budget

I'd say most people use this definition, with the caveat that there's no official "average programmer", and everyone has different standards.

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pron 16 hours ago | parent [-]

Right, but if we assume that programmers' compensation is statistically correlated with their skill, then we can drop "average" and just talk about budget.

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Avicebron 15 hours ago | parent [-]

That seems like a wild assumption to make.

	▲	gf000 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Statistically? I don't think it's that wild. If you prefer it, salaries correlate with years of experience, and the latter surely correlates with skills, right? (No, this doesn't mean that every 10 years XP dev is better than a 3 years XP one, but it's definitely a strong correlation)