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Unexpected productivity boost of Rust

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517 points bkolobara | 3 comments | 27 Aug 25 15:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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koakuma-chan ◴[27 Aug 25 16:22 UTC] No.45041723[source]▶
I encourage every one to at least stop writing code in Python.
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veber-alex ◴[27 Aug 25 16:40 UTC] No.45041941[source]▶
Here is some actual useful advice:

Use a type checker! Pyright can get you like 80% of Rust's type safety.

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koakuma-chan ◴[27 Aug 25 16:48 UTC] No.45042031[source]▶
I don't agree that Python can be saved by a type checker. The language itself is flawed irreversibly, as well as its ecosystem. It's a big big mess. Can't build reliable software in Python.
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1. dangus ◴[28 Aug 25 02:53 UTC] No.45047827[source]▶
lol, Instagram is written in Python.
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2. super_flanker ◴[29 Aug 25 00:43 UTC] No.45058679[source]▶
What exactly? I work at Instagram.
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3. dangus ◴[29 Aug 25 19:56 UTC] No.45068664[source]▶
I don’t work at Instagram so I can only go off of what I found online: https://www.pythonpool.com/how-instagram-is-using-django-and...

https://python.plainenglish.io/how-instagram-uses-python-sca...