NumPy 1.20 has been released

My point was that the terminology was probably chosen to avoid distracting comments about Python's speed instead of constructive comments about the article content. Your comment only reinforces that.

It's sadly a pattern on LWN articles about some new aspect of Python or its libraries: one of the top comments is about how slow Python is (often _the_ top comment, as in this case). It's one of the few times I wish LWN comments had Reddit style vote buttons. Not because I disagree, but just because it's off-topic and stifles more interesting discussions.