On 2/28/2011 4:49 AM, Invisible wrote:

>
> I still find it scary that people have written C programs that take
> longer than 0.003 seconds to compile. How huge would they have to be?
>

Oh, please.... The soft synth program I've been playing around with 
takes about 10-15min to compile. Our flagship CAD and engineering app 
where I work takes a good 30-45min to do a full build.

> Also links to some interesting stuff about source control. I'm presuming
> it's talking about the traditional, centralised kind, rather than the
> new-fangled "distributed version control", where every repository is a
> branch.

The RCS he talks about is remarkably similar to how Accurev (the RCS we 
use) works. The only thing I think we're missing is the ability to run 
automated tasks when an item is checked in.

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