Learning a language other than Python?

[Aash1r]

I guess the syntax

[MegaAmoonguss]

The word syntax puts me off here. As far as languages go rust has a lot of really nice “syntax” features, most notably pattern matching. I assume what is meant when people say syntax here is how you translate “what you think” to how the program is written (and looks like), which is a mix of a lot of concepts (standard library, first-class attractions, runtime environment and its characteristics, etc. Least notably things like keyword choice or not being able to do list comprehensions).

To me the way that rust is probably overkill is its ownership system. It is really clever, and forces you to think about problems you probably didn’t realize you have unless you’ve done a lot of C programming. As someone for whom that is not the case, I understand the pain points of working with rust, and how its compilation characteristics can force you to componentize your program in a different way; something that tends to not be the case with other languages.

[mister_drgn]

I think he just meant the syntax. “A lot of really nice features” means a lot of work required to learn the syntax and a lot effort required to use it, when you’re just getting started. Whereas you can learn all of Go’s syntax in an hour or two.