Compiling in a language with static typing is a lot faster than running (not to mention writing!) unit tests to achieve 100% path coverage in a language without static typing.
It's also fast enough that I stopped caring years ago. Don't get me wrong, Eclipse is agonizing when it locks up while "helping" me, but it's not due to compiling (it happens just as often when I haven't made any changes).
It's also fast enough that I stopped caring years ago. Don't get me wrong, Eclipse is agonizing when it locks up while "helping" me, but it's not due to compiling (it happens just as often when I haven't made any changes).