Vitalik Buterin announces release of new Solidity compiler
- —New oksolc compiler is built with the Zig language
- —Compilation of some contracts is over 5x faster
- —Build time cut from 10 minutes to 2 minutes
- —Incremental compilation of large projects falls from 700 to 99 seconds
Why it matters: Faster builds lower friction for Ethereum developers and could speed up the release of smart contract updates.
Source: PANews