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Written by Matthias Endler on 2025-01-16 at 16:07

Rust isn't great for prototyping?

I disagree, but I'd love to hear people's thoughts.

https://corrode.dev/blog/prototyping/

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Written by Ian Wagner on 2025-01-17 at 13:38

@mre great post! I actually used to believe Rust was bad for rapid development of new projects (avoiding prototype since in some circles that explicitly means disposable; for that I’d say Python absolutely wins). But I’ve changed my mind in the past 6 months or so. (I’ve been writing Rust since 2018 professionally for context.)

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Written by Matthias Endler on 2025-01-17 at 13:43

@ianthetechie yeah, same here. It's an acquired taste. ^^

It takes some time to sink in, but the goal of rapid prototyping is not to type out a prototype as quickly as possible, but to make sure that it reflects the real-world problem. It's a good thing to catch issues early (i.e. thanks to a stronger type system or a helpful compiler). Python didn't give me the same developer experience while working on new projects beyond a certain stage.

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