I dunno. I don't think this should be down-voted into the ground. But I think it's more nuanced. Quick compile times may in some circumstances enable a sort of

I dunno. I don't think this should be down-voted into the ground. But I think it's more nuanced. Quick compile times may in some circumstances enable a sort of mentality of trial-and-error that I think is relatively common, but I don't think is a good approach to software development. On the other hand, I don't think slow compile times are necessary to prevent this. Slow builds arguably more often lead to frustration and context switching. That isn't good either. I think the best option is to have fast builds but also have enough discipline to not write code by trial and error.