Re:Why I don't spend time with Modern C++ anymore
by afsafafaf on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @06:14AM
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Wonder if they tried IncrediBuild to reduce their compile time? They are right that C++ - while faster than ever before - takes much longer to compile than many other languages.
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Re:Why I don't spend time with Modern C++ anymore
by daemin on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @06:56AM
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Things like Incredibuild can only help so much. You still need to have a decent project structure, and enough computers to effectively cut down compile time.
Though (as mentioned in another comment) if your project is a big ball of inter dependencies then the link time will dominate.
I've seen compile times with Incredibuild that are less than a minute, but the link takes 5-10 minutes. Or better yet crashes due to the pdb size.