Why not link the original?
I mean we all already know it’s xkcd tbf
I didnt find it
Once upon a time when backend developer had to wait for their code to compile and frontend developers only had to reload the page to see their latest changes, the frontend developers got jealous. And so they created frontend frameworks with webpack compilation. And that’s how frontend frameworks were born. And now, both sides have to wait for their code to compile.
Doesn’t work if they program in Go 😉
It does explain the interest in rust.
Also explains why people still cling to java and gradle. 🫠
Or C# :-(
Though constantly updating nuget packages are helping bring break time back.
It does if you write a sufficiently large program and you don’t split it in to multiple packages… ask me how I know 🫠
Old Fortran/Cobal programmer and those words were like magical words to thwart off any management questions. “Running out to get a coffee” “What now?” “Compiling” “Grab me one also would ya” Magic, just magic.