Something I realized recently is that when I'm hacking on something, I like to brainstorm in terms of data from the very beginning, which means brainstorming in terms of types. Static types aren't just about stability and error-catching, for me. They are their own expressive vocabulary and I feel expressively crippled without them, even when working on a rough draft that will likely get thrown away.
That said I tend to prefer TypeScript over Rust for fast iteration, all else being equal, but I agree with the author that Rust can work quite well even for this usecase. And I would never pick Python for anything beyond 100 lines, if I'm being honest.
That said I tend to prefer TypeScript over Rust for fast iteration, all else being equal, but I agree with the author that Rust can work quite well even for this usecase. And I would never pick Python for anything beyond 100 lines, if I'm being honest.