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dluvian | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Algebraic data types are really nice to work with. I choose Rust just because of this and the best bitcoin and lightning libraries are written in it. 

Gleam and Zig are promising but they lack a good ecosystem right now.
Kotlin if you don't mind using jvm and a heavy IDE.
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 readability is my most important requirement

complexity is cryptic, expressivity is idiosyncratic and has a cognitive burden for each new person looking at the code

reducing error is the only priority that matters, comfort is not relevant
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dluvian | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Comfort is relevant for productivity and mental health
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 do you find it more comfortable to type less or read more?

obviously the former, have you considered learning to touch type?

we have these things called "clipboards" and "multiple cursors" in code editors now, the "type less" argument is void at this point

especially when you start talking about generics
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 simple fact of cognition that you don't understand because you are probably a relatively new and probably young programmer with very plastic brain

learning is harder than understanding

learning causes more stress, understanding relieves it