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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:07:20 +0000
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On 24/03/2025 11:51, David Brown wrote:
> On 23/03/2025 02:34, bart wrote:
> 
>> It's strange: in one part of the computing world, the speed of 
>> building software is a very big deal. All sorts of efforts are going 
>> on to deal with it. Compilation speed for developers is always an 
>> issue. There is a general movement away from LLVM-based backends / 
>> because/ it is so slow.
>>
>> And yet in another part (namely comp.lang.c) it appears to be a total 
>> non-issue!
>>
> 
> You find it strange that different parts of the computing world (or, 
> more appropriately, software development world) have different 
> priorities, needs and focuses for their tools?  I find it very strange 
> that anyone would find that strange!
> 
> 

What was strange was that that one view was shared by pretty much 
everyone in comp.lang.c.

Even though one or two (like Scott Lurndal) had reported significant 
build times (even you had remarked on it and made suggestions), but that 
was brushed off.

I don't know; maybe with fast builds, people would have to do more work 
instead of taking a coffee break!