Right, so what I'd say is that while latency improvements and runtime improvements to julia aren't necessarily in conflict, the core developer's time is a zero

Right, so what I'd say is that while latency improvements and runtime improvements to julia aren't necessarily in conflict, the core developer's time is a zero sum competition between these things (among others). I'm just saying that for selfish reasons, I'd rather they spent their time on runtime and infrastructure improvements than reducing compile times. And of course, I say this while acknowledging that I am in no position to demand how they spend their time.