[cletus]

I view JS as necessary because of the Web but honestly I don't like doing Python for anything serious because it's a dynamic language and I don't want to write unit tests for spelling mistakes. I realize it's the tool of choice for AI/ML/DS (for good reasons).

But I'm with you on fast compilation and at Google this was the case, even with C++. There was a ton of infrastructure made around this that wouldn't be easy to replicate but I could certainly compile and run a C++ unit test in <20 seconds most of the time.

[andai]

Someone asked me today what's my favorite programming language, and I said Python.

I don't use it very often, but even with minimal experience, (and despite my love for static typing,) it's significantly more pleasant and productive than everything else.

It's unfortunately not a great fit for my main niches (small fast binaries with minimal dependencies, and browser games), but in the areas where it shines, it shines.

[patrakov]

You don't need to write Python unit tests for spelling mistakes. A good IDE will highlight them on the fly, and static analysis tools such as pyflakes or pylint will flag them on demand.