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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: Baby X is bor nagain
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:54:09 -0700
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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 07:30:44 -0000 (UTC)
> Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2024-06-17, James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> The problem is that Bart's compiler is VERY unusual.  It's
>>> customized for his use, and he has lots of quirks in the way he
>>> thinks compilers should work, which are very different from those
>>> of most other programmers.  In particular, compilation speed is very
>>> important to him, while execution speed is almost completely
>>> unimportant, which is pretty much the opposite of the way most
>>> programmers prioritize those things.
>>
>> Most programmers use Javascript and Python, which follow Bart's
>> priorities.  Fast, invisible compilation to some kind of byte code
>> (plus possibly later JIT), slow execution time.
>
> I'd dare to say that most programmers care about speed of compilation
> more than they care about speed of execution even (or especially) when
> they use "visible" compilation processes.  Except when compilation is
> already very fast.
> BTW, my impression was that Bart's 'C' compiler uses 'visible'
> compilation.
>
> Then again, neither speed of compilation nor speed of execution are top
> priorities for most pros.  My guess is that #1 priority is conformance
> with co-workers/employer, #2 is convenient IDE, preferably integrated
> with debugger, #3 is support, but there is big distance between #2, and
> #3. #4 are religious issues of various forms.  Speed of compilation is at
> best #5.

I agree that speed of compilation is nowhere near the top of my
list, and probably that is true for many or most other developers
as well.  I suspect that what the start of the list looks like,
both in terms of what items appear and in what order, varies a
fair amount between different developers and different groups.