dope99

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   by dope99 7y ago

   I’m not arguing here but honestly don’t know: how can interpretation be faster than the checking step of compilation? Maybe code generation takes more time, but Rust has ‘cargo check’ which only typechecks. Parsing is basically a wash bet
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   by dope99 7y ago

   Ah, so you are referring to Haskell.
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   by dope99 7y ago

   I think most bugs are that kind that the compiler can catch. But yes absolutely a program can compile and be dead wrong. I’m writing a regex engine and lol at types saving me from all the mistakes I can make with building and transforming f
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   by dope99 8y ago

   Can you support when this trade off ought to go one way or the other with any objectivity?
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   by dope99 8y ago

   Just curious. I’m learning about compilers and would be interested in which compilers most make the trade-off in favor of optimal code generation over compilation speed.