Yes, it is dead. The number of answers is getting lower and lower, the questions get more and more detailed.
>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18946662/if-pypy-is-6-3-times-faster-than-cpython-why-not-just-use-faster-interpreter Hmm yes, that is a question that needs to be closed. Interesting, but not allowed. That's the difference between a large and a small language. Or rather, it is just arbitrary. Stephan