> Sure, there's something to be said for implementing logic in high-level code, but without a plan for lowering that high-level logic to machine code in a way t

> Sure, there's something to be said for implementing logic in high-level code, but without a plan for lowering that high-level logic to machine code in a way that performs well, you're setting yourself up for long-term pain. Whatever the reason for the performance issue (I don't know enough about WA to speculate what/why/how), I feel like noting the existence of the wolfram compiler[0] and the various language interfaces[1]. Anyone interested in using Mathematica/WL might get a kick out of exploring those more, at the very least. [0] https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Compile/tutorial/Overview.html https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Compile/tutorial/Over... [1] https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/CLanguageInterface.html https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/CLanguageInterf... (a lot of the paclets are bindings for C libraries too)