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This makes more sense, but why is it not C++11's fault if compiler writers have a hard time keeping the compile time overhead in reasonable bounds? Compiler writers actually do not enable some optimization passes or cap some passes at a certain search level because they know the algorithmic complexity would be unacceptable for most users, although the performance benefit is clear.

The planned C++ module system will most likely solve a large set of the pain points.




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