On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:18:05 +0000 Tobias Pankrath via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
> >> Which usually hold an AST in memory anyway. We have a fast > >> parser, parsing even a big codebase once is really not a > >> problem, see DCD for example. > >> > >> If the only advantage is to skip a parsing stage here or > >> there, it does not justify the work that would be needed. > > as we have a fast compiler too, i can't see any sense in > > producing > > machine code files at all. the only advantage is to skip a > > parsing and > > compiling stages here or there, it does not justify the work > > that would > > be needed. > Come on, that is not even a half decent analogy. it is. you can't see any uses of (semi)compiled module files (and i can; it's essential for component framework, for example). i can't see any uses of compiled binaries (i don't need that in component framework).
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
