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by asdkhadsj 2195 days ago
I'm not sure what fast or slow is. I think on average I spend 1-10s compiling. Eg when I run my tests, or run a server. However that is during my normal workflow. Ie the thing I do 500x a day.

If I was to nuke my target directory _(the compile cache)_, it would take minutes. Not sure how many honestly, because when I do it, I rarely wait for it.

So the compiles are definitely slow, but for me it's only bad when dependencies are needing to be compiled. Which is rare.

If you don't cache your dependencies well, like in a poorly written CI pipeline, things will suck though. 20 minute builds at work (slow build machines) are common for us due to some poorly done caching.