alt Hacker NewsI don't think that follows - just that compile times aren't the only thing that matters. Maybe rust could be twice as productive as go if compile times went to zero for instance (or maybe not - just disputing that the evidence proves the claim here).
But it can't go to zero, that was the point -- at some level you have to pay for what you get. I'm not saying the compile times couldn't be better, but Rust can't be Go in terms of compile times if it wants to offer the guarantees and options it does. Meanwhile if Go wants to offer more options and stronger guarantees, it won't be able to preserve the short compile times everyone points to.