Version

• GO: 1.8.3
• Node: 7.8.0
• PHP: 5.6.30
• Python: 2.7.13

Generate File data.json

[readTime] go run generate.go --fileSize 8192

GO

[go] time ./goRead
Started Reading json file.
Bytes: 12558918857 Chunks: 191634
./goRead  0.06s user 5.53s system 80% cpu 6.904 total

NODE

[node] time node nodeRead.js
Started Reading json file.
Bytes: 12558918857 Chunks: 191634
node nodeRead.js  4.05s user 7.62s system 91% cpu 12.706 total

PHP

[php] time php phpRead.php
Started Reading json file.
Bytes: 12558918857 Chunks: 191634
php phpRead.php  0.68s user 5.97s system 84% cpu 7.914 total

PYTHON

[python] time python pythonRead.py
Started Reading json file.
Bytes: 12558918857 Chunks: 191634
python pythonRead.py  0.37s user 6.41s system 64% cpu 10.471 total

JAVA

[java] javac ReadFile.java                                                                                                                                                                                                                               master  ✭ ✱

Results

Language	Version	User	System	CPU	Time
GO	1.8.3	0.06s	5.53s	80%	6.904
Node	7.8.0	4.05s	7.62s	91%	12.706
PHP	5.6.30	0.68s	5.97s	84%	7.914
Python	2.7.13	0.37s	6.41s	64%	10.471