Why Python Told Me To Stop Writing My Own Code

April 2026 · 6 min read* A .NET developer's guide to Python performance — and why the rules are different I've spent most of my career in .NET. C#, the CLR, JIT compilation — these are things I know deeply. I'm proficient in TypeScript and JavaScript for full-stack and mobile work. Python, though, has always been at arm's length. I never really needed to delve into that very popular ecosystem. That changed recently. And the first real thing it taught me was something I hadn't expected: don't wri