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Unexpected productivity boost of Rust

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517 points bkolobara | 2 comments | 27 Aug 25 15:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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1. IshKebab ◴[28 Aug 25 09:29 UTC] No.45050186[source]▶
I would say it's more like 50%. Rust benefits not just from static typing but also a much stronger type system with things like enums, pattern matching, marker traits, ownership, mutability, etc. You don't get any of that with Pyright.

(But if you must use Python then definitely use Pyright.)

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2. arthur-st ◴[31 Aug 25 18:01 UTC] No.45085347[source]▶
To be fair, you do get enums and pattern matching from base language.