| ▲ | echelon 3 days ago |
| Are all of these proc macros worth it? The compile times for proc macros explode. I'd rather hand-roll errors than deal with more proc macros. Or better yet, have code gen pay the cost once and never deal with it again. |
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| ▲ | alfiedotwtf 3 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Cognitive load is more expensive than compilation time. |
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| ▲ | echelon 3 days ago | parent [-] | | Compilation time turns into cognitive load via frustration. Death by a thousand cuts. | | |
| ▲ | adastra22 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | | How long are your compiles? The longest I’ve ever seen is a massive Bevy project with 700 dependencies, and it still compiled in <5min from an empty cache, and then 2-3 second incremental builds (mostly link time). | |
| ▲ | dijksterhuis 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | https://xkcd.com/303/ (compilation time is good for brain switch off time - i.e. reducing cognitive load). | | |
| ▲ | echelon 3 days ago | parent [-] | | I find it's great for letting ADHD take over steering the ship and losing total focus on what needs to be done. Which is more or less what this XKCD encapsulates. |
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| ▲ | duped 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Frankly, std::io:Error::other is good enough most of the time. |
