For things like string processing and data analysis I find Scala much more productive than Python. There are REPL / notebooks for quick iteration just like in P

For things like string processing and data analysis I find Scala much more productive than Python. There are REPL / notebooks for quick iteration just like in Python, but static typing helps tremendously with getting things right the first time and accelerates coding. Features like autocomplete, error highlighting, documentation work much more reliably.