> Tediousness is only relevant at the time of writing the code, which is the least important part of programming. You read code 100x times as often as you write

> Tediousness is only relevant at the time of writing the code, which is the least important part of programming. You read code 100x times as often as you write it, writeability is simply the wrong aspect to optimize for. I'm kind of tired of this argument, as if the writability of a language doesn't matter at all. Over a long enough time frame, with a large enough team, etc, this is absolutely true, but when you're writing features _now_ that need to be released ASAP so the company can make money, the speed at which you write code is one of the most important factors to your productivity. Language ergonomics matter tremendously for this, affecting the time it takes to write, the chance for mistakes, and the amount of frustration you feel.