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Man, 10KLOC is a very small project. Obviously it compiles quickly. Linux kernel is almost 30 million lines of code.
by bluecalm 6y ago
Man, 10KLOC is a very small project. Obviously it compiles quickly.
Linux kernel is almost 30 million lines of code.
- staticassertion 6y agoYes... exactly. The Linux Kernel is 30 million lines of code - so how exactly will some minimiscule-by-comparison amount of Rust code slow down compile times considerably?
- bluecalm 6y agoIf it's always going to be miniscule then why bother? If it has potential to grow to something not miniscule then it's important to it compiles quickly.
- staticassertion 6y ago1. Even if we start today, and all new code is written in Rust, it will be years before Rust has an impact on compile time. 2. A relatively small portion of code can account for the majority of exploited vulnerabilities. 3. Nothing about Rust is fundamentally slow with regards to compile times. There's plenty of time to work on it, and we've already seen significant efforts make headway. Compile times are a nonissue in any practical sense for this work.