I think that the question was rather why it took 25 seconds to the current compi...

ale42 on Nov 30, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Turbo Pascal Turns 40

I think that the question was rather why it took 25 seconds to the current compiler to compile an Hello world on a contemporary computer... Turbo Pascal would have definitely done that in a second or less on an 8086 CPU...