Ironically, compile times in the node ecosystem are much, much worse - and they are not even proper compilers, just bundlers/minifiers. Bundlers being written i

Ironically, compile times in the node ecosystem are much, much worse - and they are not even proper compilers, just bundlers/minifiers. Bundlers being written in JS with not great optimization, and the single-threaded nature of the whole thing means that people often sit for minutes while waiting for a change to compile. The only saving grace is that node projects on the side of millions of lines tend to be rare.