"Changing pervasively used structures in C++ or Rust can cause recompilation that takes over a minute. That is enough time to get distracted by something else,

"Changing pervasively used structures in C++ or Rust can cause recompilation that takes over a minute. That is enough time to get distracted by something else, like Slack." That is...absurd, to be blunt, unless one has a medical condition (e.g. ADHD). It takes a neurotypical person almost no effort to remain attentive to the task started during a pause in activity of a few minutes. If a person without such a condition is getting distracted in a few minutes' compile cycle, it's a flaw of theirs that they need to work on. Of all the things to point out about other languages, "over a minute" compile times is not a good one. Now, tens of minutes to upwards of an hour (some C++ code bases I've had the pleasure of working in) or more? That's an issue.