How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2018

Re:How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2018 by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Monday April 30, 2018 @07:49AM (#16957746)

Maybe I'm getting old and cynical, but the fact that something is both new and popular makes me even more reluctant to try it. The commons seem to be really good at picking mediocre-at-best winners, and fad chasing is really common.

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Re:How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2018 by Retra on Monday April 30, 2018 @09:21AM (#16958335)

Yes, but "mediocre" is not measurable on an absolute scale. If you're trying to obsolete 50-year old technology, today's mediocre technology is probably good enough.

Rust is a fairly conservative language. It doesn't really do anything novel, it mostly just synthesizes patterns that have existed for years. Hopefully Rust truly is mediocre (at least in hindsight). That would mean the things it is attempting to replace are seen for how primitive they truly are.

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Re:How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2018 by GolDDranks on Monday April 30, 2018 @12:21PM (#16959883)

Sorry for a moot comment but.

This is so well said that I agree 100%, and couldn't say it any better.

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