> Edit: missed some context on lazy first read so ignore the snark above.
Yeah, 1 minute was the OP's number, not mine.
> fpga hdl builds
These are another thing entirely from software compilation. Placing and routing is a Hard Problem(TM) which evolutionary algorithms only find OK solutions for in reasonable time. Improvements to the algorithms for such carry broad benefits. Not just because they could be faster, but because being faster allows you to find better solutions.
Yeah, 1 minute was the OP's number, not mine.
> fpga hdl builds
These are another thing entirely from software compilation. Placing and routing is a Hard Problem(TM) which evolutionary algorithms only find OK solutions for in reasonable time. Improvements to the algorithms for such carry broad benefits. Not just because they could be faster, but because being faster allows you to find better solutions.