this might be interesting as it allows jit optimizations but w/o major deps (like blaze/numba).
could be useful as a back end for eval
potentially could be used in apply as well
http://www.parakeetpython.com/
http://www.phi-node.com/2013/01/just-in-time-compilers-for-number.html
Comment From: jtratner
At the very least, it'd be useful as an example for adding additional engines.
Comment From: cpcloud
man treelike would've been so handy in building eval :)
Comment From: chris-b1
Looks like the parakeet project was eventually abandoned - https://github.com/iskandr/parakeet