You got that backwards. For most development, you want a fast compiler but you d...

barrkel on Jan 10, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What languages used to write computer lang...

You got that backwards. For most development, you want a fast compiler but you don't care so much about the runtime speed, so long as its correct. Also, the more optimizing the compiler, the higher the probability that you'll hit bugs, affecting correctness.

eru on Jan 10, 2010 [–]

Then use a C-interpreter for development.