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Go has a lot less going on than Rust partially because compile times were a priority.





Rust has long compilation times because the borrow checker was a priority.

They're very different languages.


Rust has long compilation times because it doesn't prioritise compilation times.

What does [0] have to do with the borrow checker?

[0] https://www.feldera.com/blog/cutting-down-rust-compile-times...


The borrow checker is a very small factor in rust compile time



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