As my applications grow larger and more complex, it seems to take longer and longer to compile them using VS 2008 (32-bit). My son, a professional developer of video graphics, visited me recently and commented on how slow my computer was. He indicated that his company only used 64-bit servers.

My questions to you are:
1 - Would a 64-bit compiler speed up the development process significantly?
2 - If I were to obtain a 64-bit server, would I need to obtain 64-bit versions of Visual Studio ?
3 - I the answer to 2 was yes, would I still have the option of developing for 32-bit or 64-bit ( I presume only 64-bit target machines would be able to run my 64-bit apps.)
4 - Most of my serious program involves theoretical math and statistics. Would 64-bit development offer more precision than 32-bit ?
5 - Do you think that the future of application development is with 64-bit machines?
6 - Under what circumstances do you think that the cost/benefit ratio of switching to 64-bit development would be justified?

Thanks for you input. Feel free to add any other remarks you feel might be helpful.