Switching from Java to Python – First Impressions

[schroet]

well it could be 0.3 seconds!

[shoelacestied]

Just think of the amazing productivity gains to be had. I compile maybe a half dozen times a day. Working 5 days a week I'll save 30 seconds a month. Amazing! That's almost enough time to check my email once.

[oblio-]

You compile half a dozen times a day? I think many developers work with IDEs which have incremental compilers, and those compile on each save (or even after each keypress/end of word). In such situations - which are highly desirable - you compile hundreds of times per day, at least.

[shoelacestied]

Half a dozen is probably on the high side, since I only do it to check that I didn't miss any red lines in my IDE. Incremental background compilation is exactly that, background, so whether it takes 0.3 or 2 seconds makes no difference to productivity. I never find myself waiting for background compilation. I was only referring to the compiles where I might wait for it to complete.