python still has syntax and still requires you to actually write code. your trite meme aside, python is not actually executable pseudocode, and writing actual pseudocode is still faster and requires less specificity (therefore less mental overhead).
you're welcome to do whatever you want, but I'd rather do a pseudocode outline and then fill it in and have a statically typed program when I'm done, than to do a first-pass python program that is written as I go with no pseudocode.
again, the actual act of typing the code is a pretty insignificant part of development, what really takes the time is debugging all the edge cases and maintaining it for the next few years, and that's where static typing gives you a bit of an advantage. python is very much like the programmer bragging about their dvorak keyboard, it just doesn't improve on a part of the development lifecycle that is a particular bottleneck, and it does pose disadvantages down the road for maintenance and collaboration on a larger codebase. A little mandatory structure (not too much) is indeed a good thing when you have to work with other people's code (including past-you code).
And jeez, "ignore at your own risk!", maybe not intended but you just come off as dismissing a substantiative argument with a meme and a condescending dismissal.
The difference in productivity is substantial. Prototyping in a Python-like language and then porting to a more difficult but safer one has also shown good results as discussed in the rest of the thread.
Any condescension implied is a result of your long-winded rant of inexperience.
you're welcome to do whatever you want, but I'd rather do a pseudocode outline and then fill it in and have a statically typed program when I'm done, than to do a first-pass python program that is written as I go with no pseudocode.
again, the actual act of typing the code is a pretty insignificant part of development, what really takes the time is debugging all the edge cases and maintaining it for the next few years, and that's where static typing gives you a bit of an advantage. python is very much like the programmer bragging about their dvorak keyboard, it just doesn't improve on a part of the development lifecycle that is a particular bottleneck, and it does pose disadvantages down the road for maintenance and collaboration on a larger codebase. A little mandatory structure (not too much) is indeed a good thing when you have to work with other people's code (including past-you code).
And jeez, "ignore at your own risk!", maybe not intended but you just come off as dismissing a substantiative argument with a meme and a condescending dismissal.