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hedgehogtoday at 2:07 AM1 replyview on HN

I don't have the experience, how high are Haskell compile times such that a switch like this is worth it? I have some experience with generated Python, Rust, and TypeScript, and I have not found that compile time is enough of a concern that it would offset additional safety of a stronger type system. Like some of the siblings I'm now starting to do experiments with Lean and other tools to get even stronger assurance about system behavior.


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yakshaving_jgttoday at 12:45 PM

Long compile times can be a problem. It’s also a problem that can be managed. I think this is overstated in the article.