D compilation is too slow and I am forking the compiler

[Walter Bright]

On 11/21/2018 5:55 AM, Guillaume Piolat wrote:
> On Wednesday, 21 November 2018 at 11:18:22 UTC, Nicholas Wilson wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 21 November 2018 at 08:07:52 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>>> https://blog.thecybershadow.net/2018/11/18/d-compilation-is-too-slow-and-i-am-forking-the-compiler/ 
>>>
>>
>> This is #2 on HN at the moment.
> 
> I would be wary of such titles.
> 
> Whatever will remain in minds will be something like "D compilation is slow" 
> which isn't accurate when compared to the competition.
> 
> The article is clever, the title is clever, but most people will only read the 
> title.

Unfortunately, you're right. The title will leave the impression "D is slow at 
compiling". You have to carefully read the article to see otherwise, and few 
will do that.