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The creator of SWC [0] is working on a faster compiler alternative in Rust, so there is still hope for a faster compilation speed in the future [0] https://git

The creator of SWC [0] is working on a faster compiler alternative in Rust, so there is still hope for a faster compilation speed in the future [0] https://github.com/swc-project/swc https://github.com/swc-project/swc

IshKebab 5y ago
SWC doesn't do type checking, which means 99% of the work is just stripped type annotations. That's why it's fast.
- moogly 5y ago
  It will, which is what the grandparent is talking about. https://github.com/swc-project/swc/issues/571 https://github.com/swc-project/swc/issues/571
  - IshKebab 5y ago
    Ah very neat. Didn't know about that! Though I would be very surprised and impressed if that effort actually succeeds.