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Re:The Swift compiler is slow due to how types are inferred by TillE on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @04:06PM (#40662460)
Yeah even with a large C++ codebase, any decent IDE will flag errors very quickly in real time. I dunno, I've never found that waiting a minute to run a test or whatever is particularly detrimental to my workflow.

I understand the benefits of super fast iteration if you're tweaking a GUI layout or something, but for the most part I'd prioritize many many other features first.

Re:The Swift compiler is slow due to how types are inferred by hu3 on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @04:26PM (#40662701)
Fast compilation + unit tests allows me to quickly check if I broke a lot more stuff than IDE local checks.