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It wasn't sarcasm. My "irrelevant" point meant "it's irrelevant for a factor in picking a language", as in "it doesn't significantly contribute to whether a pro
by mlindner 5y ago
It wasn't sarcasm. My "irrelevant" point meant "it's irrelevant for a factor in picking a language", as in "it doesn't significantly contribute to whether a project is possible in the long term".
If compile times are longer you just compile less often and write larger portions of code at a time and you generally keep writing code while it compiles.
- jackosdev 5y agoWorks when you've been using a minimal language like C for over a decade and you're an expert. For people learning a new language they constantly need to be recompiling to check their assumptions are correct, that's why it's so important for the masses.
- mlindner 5y agoIf they're a new developer they're not going to be compiling a massive project over and over I would assume. They'd be writing small toys to learn the language.