The borrow checker can be [slower](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31063493 .anecdote) to prototype [with](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26419670 .anecdote) when we just want to [solve](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28804477 .anecdote) [the problem](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23744577 .anecdote) rather than being [distracted by the language](https://blogs.dust3d.org/2019/03/13/why-i-rewrote-the-mesh-generator-of-dust3d-from-rust-to-cplusplus/ .anecdote), even for [more](https://lobste.rs/s/veinkw/comparison_rust_zig#c_nmf8jz .anecdote) [experienced](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31568497 .anecdote) [rustaceans](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/iwij5i/blog_post_why_not_rust/g627nwx/ .anecdote).
[One user says,](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/iwij5i/comment/g62ytxa/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 .anecdote) "Rust’s complexity regularly slows things down when you’re work