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Re:No Compiler – On LLVM, and writing software without a com... by iampims on Friday March 04, 2016 @12:29PM (#11225282)
Fast compile times let you use Go as a scripting language, which has been key to its adoption from the python/ruby community.

Fast compile times also let you run your test suite every time you hit ctrl + s.

Fast compile times also let you run tools like gomft without feeling like it is slowing you down.

I agree that fast programs are essential and (ideally) not mutually exclusive with fast compile times.

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Re:No Compiler – On LLVM, and writing software without a com... by pcwalton on Friday March 04, 2016 @03:56PM (#11226793)
> I agree that fast programs are essential and (ideally) not mutually exclusive with fast compile times.

They are. It is always a tradeoff.

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