Fast Recompilation of Object Oriented Modules
  Once a program file is modified, the recompilation time should be minimized, without sacrificing execution speed or high level object oriented features. The recompilation time is often a problem for the large graphical interactive distributed applications tackled by modern OO languages. A compilation server and fast code generator were developed and integrated with the SRC Modula-3 compiler and Linux ELF dynamic linker. The resulting compilation and recompilation speedups are impressive. The impact of different language features, processor speed, and application size are discussed. 
Jerome Collin (Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal),   Michel Dagenais (Computer Engineering, Ecole Polyte...