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by WideCharr 2106 days ago
runevault made a similar point below, and it's pretty valid -- if you're writing a new compiler for a new language, the target is frequently changing and you care most about iteration speed. I've mostly done compiler development for existing languages, which provides a nice fixed target and the "only" challenge is in providing a good experience for end users within that fixed target.