> Modern compilers should maybe be split in two, a fast compile/slowish code/loose tests version and a "checks+release" one. That's exactly what Vite is doing

> Modern compilers should maybe be split in two, a fast compile/slowish code/loose tests version and a "checks+release" one. That's exactly what Vite is doing for JS. Nearly instantaneous dev build, and slow but thorough prod build which does all the expensive optimizations. It seems odd that compiled languages have not picked this up yet.