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Is the time spent compiling drastically more than the time spent debugging code because of the lack of types? A few seconds of compiling is because than the pot
by chaostheory 7y ago
Is the time spent compiling drastically more than the time spent debugging code because of the lack of types? A few seconds of compiling is because than the potential hours wasted on debugging. Besides, you can mitigate compile times by getting a faster computer. Silicon time is still way cheaper than carbon time.
- sdegutis 7y agoIt's not just "seconds wasted in compiling". It's having my IDE say "thinking..." for 3-10 seconds every time I want to see what type something is. Or having create-react-app load for 5-15 seconds, every time I save any file before letting my browser update (even if I press refresh manually), because it's compiling. And when this happens on a minute-by-minute basis, it drastically slows down development time.