Definitely a rant, and shoutout. Been here for four years, and Unity somehow gotten worse.

[mgear]

yup 5.x was fastest, 2017-2018 were good, 2019 can be used… newer editors are too slow.

can also follow this thread (if not already there)

Improving iteration time on C# script changes

Hello, Earlier this year, many users have reported increased waiting times (from 2s previously to 4s/6s) when changing one C# script + waiting for a domain reload on a simple Core 3D template or when entering Play Mode, in some 2020.x versions and newer 2021.x versions. We know how much iteration time during development is critical to your success and so, we are creating this post to centralize our communication about, and keep you better informed on the work involved on improving iteration ti…