does turbopack make such a difference on next.js sites?

Yes, because it is yet another Typescript and Webpack like compiler written in Rust.

Note how many HNers are making the same remark.

This is the kind of post I wish more teams would write. The "we picked the popular thing and it got slow" story is so common. But most teams just live with it. They don't want to touch it. 10 minutes to 2 minutes is huge for dev speed!

I'm a huge fan of tanstack start especially the ability to just static prerender some paths (a feature I'm missing a ton with astro) For me tanstack start is the new dominator on the stack!

love it! WHERE CAN I PUT MY MONEY?

My only workaround with the stupid notch is to connect it to an external screen which is wider than my 16inch macbook pro so that I can access those apps