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by liamN 1166 days ago
> To ensure developers are context-switching, recompilation should take at least 20 seconds.

So true. But only 20 seconds? The project im working on takes 20 MINUTES to compile for any code change. I constantly forget about it while trying to get something else done in the mean time. It frequently takes whole days to track down and verify simple issues.