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Do SSDs make any noticeable difference? I think I once read a post (maybe from Joel) where they bought SSDs and the difference in compilation time was negligibl

Do SSDs make any noticeable difference? I think I once read a post (maybe from Joel) where they bought SSDs and the difference in compilation time was negligible.

sqeaky 10y ago
I think it might even depend on the build complexity. It is possible to write code that requires insane amount of CPU time with the write (wrong?!) kind of C++ template metaprogramming.
dman 10y ago
At work my compile times went down by 70% on switching to a SSD.
- sqeaky 10y ago
  What language? How big of a build? Is your build too large to fit in RAM?
  - dman 10y ago
    C++ on windows. Lets just say that the number of things hooking into file modified notifications (anti viruses etc) are largely the culprit.