{"id":192060,"date":"2025-01-10T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=192060"},"modified":"2025-01-09T01:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:23:54","slug":"golang-vs-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/golang-vs-python","title":{"rendered":"Golang vs Python"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"192060\" class=\"elementor elementor-192060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051df8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"051df8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331afc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331afc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>When it comes to programming for data science projects, two languages often come to mind: Go (or Golang) and Python. These are popular choices among developers and data scientists, yet they have very distinct characteristics.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175d900 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"175d900\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b530f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57b530f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Python: The Benchmark for Data Science and AI<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f5317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2f5317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-the-most-popular-programming-language\">Python<\/a> is an object-oriented programming language created by Guido van Rossum. It is a <\/span><b>dynamically typed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>open-source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> language. Python is especially favored by <\/span><b>data scientists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and development teams focused on <\/span><b>data science and machine learning projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Being a general-purpose language, Python enables rapid prototyping of models and algorithms due to its extensive libraries, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/pandas-the-python-library\">Pandas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/numpy-the-python-library-in-data-science\">NumPy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/scikit-learn-discover-the-python-library-dedicated-to-machine-learning\">Scikit-learn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/tensorflow-course-where-to-learn-how-to-use-the-framework\">TensorFlow<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>flexibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Python is one of the reasons it is considered an excellent choice for data science. Python allows for handling diverse data, constructing machine learning models, managing web server applications, and carrying out complex data analyses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it does have limitations, especially concerning performance. Being an interpreted language, it is relatively slow compared to other compiled languages. Fortunately, to mitigate this drawback, integration of C or other optimizations is possible, although this requires additional skills.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is a simple example that demonstrates how to read a CSV file and perform basic calculations:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be8c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3be8c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-python \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-python\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>\t\t\t\t\timport pandas as pd\r\n\r\n# Reading the CSV file\r\ndf = pd.read_csv('data.csv')\r\n\r\n# Calculating the average of a column\r\naverage = df['colonne_1'].mean()\r\nprint(f'Average of the column: {average}')\r\n\r\n# Filtering rows based on a condition\r\nfiltered_df = df[df['colonne_1'] > 50]\r\nprint(filtered_df)\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6e263 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a6e263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn all about Python<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395e002 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"395e002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ed632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64ed632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Go: The High-Performance Competitor<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d4ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d4ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golang, commonly referred to as Go, is a programming language developed by Google. Go is statically typed and compiled, which gives it a significant advantage in <\/span><b>performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compared to Python. Go is particularly suitable for projects involving <\/span><b>concurrent programs and high-scale web services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b><i>goroutines<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><i>channels<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Go are potent tools for managing concurrency. Unlike traditional threads, goroutines are lightweight and allow developers to write highly concurrent programs without dealing with the complexities introduced by threads.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Go&#8217;s ecosystem for data science is less developed than Python&#8217;s. The number of libraries and resources is simply not comparable to those available in Python.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following example demonstrates how to read a CSV file and perform simple calculations in Go. The code is more verbose than Python but benefits from very fast execution, which is ideal for tasks where performance is crucial.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0de798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a0de798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-go \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-go\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>\t\t\t\t\tpackage main\r\n\r\nimport (\r\n\t\"encoding\/csv\"\r\n\t\"fmt\"\r\n\t\"os\"\r\n\t\"strconv\"\r\n)\r\n\r\n\/\/ Entry point of the Go program\r\nfunc main() {\r\n\t\/\/ Opening the CSV file\r\n\tfile, err := os.Open(\"data.csv\")\r\n\tif err != nil {\r\n\t\tfmt.Println(\"Error opening the file:\", err)\r\n\t\treturn\r\n\t}\r\n\tdefer file.Close()\r\n\r\n\treader := csv.NewReader(file)\r\n\trecords, err := reader.ReadAll()\r\n\tif err != nil {\r\n\t\tfmt.Println(\"Error reading the file:\", err)\r\n\t\treturn\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\tsum := 0.0\r\n\tcount := 0\r\n\/\/ Iterating through the file\r\n\tfor i, record := range records {\r\n\t\tif i == 0 {\r\n\t\t\t\/\/ Skip the header\r\n\t\t\tcontinue\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\tvalue, err := strconv.ParseFloat(record[0], 64)\r\n\t\tif err != nil {\r\n\t\t\tfmt.Println(\"Conversion error:\", err)\r\n\t\t\tcontinue\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\tsum += value\r\n\t\tcount++\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\/\/ Calculating average\r\n\taverage := sum \/ float64(count)\r\n\tfmt.Printf(\"Average of the column: %.2f\\n\", average)\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b934b1 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b934b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more programming languages<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d09e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a9d09e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d8c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d8c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to Choose Go or Python?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa18fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa18fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision between Go and Python depends on the project&#8217;s needs and characteristics. Below are some situations where each language is more appropriate:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Data Science and Machine Learning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Python remains the preferred option. For data modeling, developing machine learning models, and conducting exploratory analyses, Python is a powerful tool widely embraced by the scientific community.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High-Performance Web Services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Go is a better choice if you require a high-performance web server capable of handling a large number of simultaneous requests.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Infrastructure and System Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Go excels in developing tools tailored for system administrators and in creating programs that require fast execution with minimal overhead.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1ff2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6f1ff2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a559eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a559eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Python vs Go: Evolution and Popularity<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c687dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c687dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Python has long been considered <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/online-data-scientist-training\">the language of choice for data scientists<\/a>, thanks to its clear syntax and numerous tools for data processing and machine learning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go, on the other hand, continues to gain traction. It is often chosen by development teams seeking performance and parallelism without sacrificing code clarity. Go&#8217;s ability to handle concurrent events and quickly compile efficient programs makes it an essential tool for modern applications, particularly for companies operating in cloud or distributed environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd11b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bdd11b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f41a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0f41a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparison Table<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed65452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed65452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The table below displays a comparison of these two languages according to various criteria:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb6ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"aeb6ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Rubik, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:1px 1px;word-break:normal;height:5px;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Rubik, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:1px 1px;word-break:normal;height:5px;}\r\n.tg .tg-38vg{background-color:#efefef;border-color:inherit;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:17px;\r\n  text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-k4mi{background-color:#c0c0c0;border-color:inherit;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:17px;\r\n  text-align:center;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-18oh{background-color:#c0c0c0;border-color:inherit;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:17px;\r\n  font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-88qu{background-color:#efefef;border-color:inherit;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:17px;\r\n  text-align:center;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-gmyv{background-color:#c0c0c0;border-color:inherit;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:17px;\r\n  font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 750px\"><colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 100px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 150px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 250px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 250px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-k4mi\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-18oh\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Criterion<\/span><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-88qu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image4.webp\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-88qu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image9.webp\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><\/th>\r\n  <\/tr><\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-k4mi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image1-1.webp\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-gmyv\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Type<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-38vg\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Static, strong typing<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-38vg\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Dynamic, weak typing<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-k4mi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image7.webp\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-gmyv\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Performance<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-38vg\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Compiled<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-38vg\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Interpreted<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-k4mi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image8.webp\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-gmyv\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Concurrency<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-38vg\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Goroutines and channels, excellent for concurrency<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-38vg\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000\">Less suited for concurrency<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-k4mi\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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