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		zozbot234 on Feb 4, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Roc rewrites the compiler in Zig Rust has a Cranelift-based backend that you can use for that.

bhansconnect on Feb 4, 2025 [–]

It sadly helps a lot less than you would hope. A true dev backend can be many times faster than llvm to compile code. Crane lift is more like a 1.5x or 2x. Not to mention a lot of time is spent in the rust frontend.

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