[dmd-internals] What is the necessary to increase speed of merging?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/11/11 1:05 PM, Brad Roberts wrote:
> Also, if bigger iron is the preferred path, I'll pay all the costs for a
> c1.xlarge ec2 instance. It's not the fastest box on the market (pre
> Nehalem), but it's a good price/performance box. 8 cores, with plenty of
> memory and disk. Using the spot market and assuming an average of 5
> hours a day of usage, it'd only cost about $30/month. If faster cores
> are desired, they're available, just cost more. But paid at hourly
> actual use rates, would still cost less than buying a box that's not
> used full time.

I think that's a terrific offer that we should take. Thanks, Brad! Also 
it's not about an either-or choice; improvements in both automated 
testing AND efficient testing should pay off handsomely.

Andrei