# Reduce compilation time by avoiding specialization

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reduce-compilation-time-by-avoiding-specialization/89493>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [October 29, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reduce-compilation-time-by-avoiding-specialization/89493 "2022-10-29T15:52:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reduce-compilation-time-by-avoiding-specialization/89493/2 "2022-10-29T17:59:26Z")

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Would the `inferencebarrier` trick described in [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/41931#issuecomment-902545562](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/41931#issuecomment-902545562) and [Why doesn't `@nospecialize` work in this example? - #6 by tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-doesnt-nospecialize-work-in-this-example/88695/6) work?

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