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From: smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Many people's opinions on computer languages
Message-ID: <1400@garth.UUCP>
Date: 13 Sep 88 02:06:20 GMT
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Reply-To: smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan)
Organization: INTERGRAPH (APD) -- Palo Alto, CA
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>>Many have argued that the compiler would be slowed down, or that a many pass
>>compiler would be needed.  Now you are arguing that machine time is not that
>>important.  If execution time is not that important, why should compiler time
>>be any more important?

>Becuase compile times are directly related to programmer productivity.  How
>many times do you sit are your terminal (pc, workstation, whatever) just
>waiting for that 10+ minute (or even 5 minute) compile to finish ?

Well, before I jump in, I would like to see proof that extensible languages
are significantly harder to compile.