Thoughts on Rust bloat

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3x increase in compile time — Developers may experience extended wait times during development.
5.9M executable size — Users might face larger download and storage requirements for applications. Fique de olho
Efforts to reduce bloat could lead to more lightweight Rust tools and smaller executables, improving user satisfaction and adoption.

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I’m about to accept a PR that will increase druid’s compile time about 3x and its executable size almost 2x. In this case, I think the tradeoff is worth it (without localization, a GUI toolkit is strictly a toy), but the bloat makes me unhappy and I think there is room for improvement in the Rust...

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