The compiler has gotten quite a bit faster since it started being measured. See https://scala-ci.typesafe.com/grafana/dashboard/db/scala-benchmark?orgId=1&var-

The compiler has gotten quite a bit faster since it started being measured. See https://scala-ci.typesafe.com/grafana/dashboard/db/scala-benchmark?orgId=1&var-branch=All&var-source=scalap&var-bench=HotScalacBenchmark.compile&var-host=scalabench@scalabench@&from=1432611142824&to=1527305542824 https://scala-ci.typesafe.com/grafana/dashboard/db/scala-ben... Also SBT has been much less of a nuisance recently. They've made quite some effort to get rid of the most obscure syntax and with the recent improvements in compiler speed it's inching to 'acceptable' territory. I admit that I really love the language, though.