[Q] How much performance gain will there be if this was ported to golang or rust?

Currently,bpytop uses around 4-6% CPU constantly, which disallows leaving it running in the background.

[aristocratos]

@NightMachinary Cpu usage is dependant on your specific cpu, frequency, os, python version and bpytop update frequency. For reference, bpytop at standard update uses less cpu than glances, gtop and about as much as gotop.

Looking at ytop written in rust, it uses about half as much cpu, but it also has a more minimalist UI.

There will likely be a rust version some time in the future, but not so much for performance reasons, but more as a project for me to learn rust.

If you need a lightweight proc monitor, htop is probably still the best alternative with about 1/4 - 1/5 of the usage bpytop has.

[GTANAdam]

@GTANAdam

Well I just released the C++ version https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

That might be a better base to use for a port to Go

Good luck regardless of what you decide, and I wouldn’t mind if you keep me updated how it goes 😃

I’ve just noticed it, thank you for this piece of software, there’s basically no reason to port to Golang if there’s a C++ version