I'm about to start working on my dissertation in LaTeX. It will be the first thing I've worked on longer than ~80 pages and will likely include more figures than is usual for me.
Since I compile frequently, I'd like to minimize the compilation time, but I'm not sure exactly what affects compilation time. What affects compilation time and what are the "usual suspects" when it comes to relatively long compilation times (e.g., I've been told that merely loading TikZ, regardless of whether or not you actually utilize TikZ code in your document, significantly increases compilation time)?
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mode and set it up to not compile stuff you don't need. Also, put each chapter in its own file and just compile the part you are working on - don't compile the whole thing every time.latex speed
on this site.