Re: what kind of computer for programmer ?

Johan "MrDutchy" van den Broek wrote:
> > * Speed of the disk the compile is done on (a ramdisk is best for fast
> > compiles)
>
> Thats a nice idea, does anyone know of a trustable and free tool for
> windows (xp) i could use?

It's worth mentioning that the main reason most peoples compiles are
slow is because they haven't thought about building.

To make them fast:-

* Find the fastest compiler switches you can use. It's normal to have
debug and release build, but you can have a third one, say "fast".
Fast could be setup just to compile the code as fast as possible for
when you want that.
* Clean out spurious dependencies, a useful thing to do anyway

In C or C++
* Split up "kitchen-sink" include files, again useful anyway
* Use caching pre-compiled headers if available
* Use --pipe if you're using gcc
* If you're really keen use compilercache

.... AND get fast hardware.

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