On Tue, 2012-07-24 at 20:35 -0700, Jonathan M Davis wrote: […] > I find it shocking that anyone would consider 15 seconds slow to compile for > a > large program. Yes, D's builds are lightning fast in general, and 15 seconds > is probably a longer build, but calling 15 seconds "slow-to-compile" just > about blows my mind. 15 seconds for a large program is _fast_. If anyone > complains about a large program taking 15 seconds to build, then they're just > plain spoiled or naive. I've dealt with _Java_ apps which took in the realm > of > 10 minutes to compile, let alone C++ apps which take _hours_ to compile. 15 > seconds is a godsend.
A company I did some Python training for (they used Python for their integration and system testing, and a bit of unit testing) back in 2006 had a C++ product whose "from scratch" build time genuinely was 56 hours. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:[email protected] 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: [email protected] London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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