Channels Are Not Enough

Re:Channels Are Not Enough by pjmlp on Monday September 15, 2014 @03:23AM (#8317646)

Any language with modules and generics and production quality native code compiler, does enjoy fast compilation speed.

It is a good sell when the audience only knows about C++ compilation issues.

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Re:Channels Are Not Enough by vidarh on Monday September 15, 2014 @09:31PM (#8322586)

Last time people were ecstatic about go compilation speed, the speeds cited didn't even hold up well against gcc.. The go compiler is not very fast, but as you point out the features of the Go language makes it amenable to fast compilation.

What kills compilation performance for larger C/C++ projects is include hell and managing build dependencies, which as you point out is mitigated in language with modules.

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Re:Channels Are Not Enough by pjmlp on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @01:14AM (#8323164)

And with luck, even C++ will finally have modules. Still need to wait a few more years, though.

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