> Rust makes it easy to write correct software quickly, but it’s slower for writing incorrect software that still works for an MVP
YMMV on that, but IMHO the bigger part of that is the ecosystem , especially for back-end. And by that metric, you should never use anything else than JS for prototyping.
Go will also be faster than Rust to prototype backend stuff with because most of what you need is in the standard library. But not by a large margin and you'll lose that benefit by the time you get to production.
I think most people vastly overestimate the friction added by the borrow checker once you get up to speed.
YMMV on that, but IMHO the bigger part of that is the ecosystem , especially for back-end. And by that metric, you should never use anything else than JS for prototyping.
Go will also be faster than Rust to prototype backend stuff with because most of what you need is in the standard library. But not by a large margin and you'll lose that benefit by the time you get to production.
I think most people vastly overestimate the friction added by the borrow checker once you get up to speed.