> compile speed and debug-ability I wish people would prioritize this more. With every new langauge that comes out, sure it brings a few interesting features,

> compile speed and debug-ability I wish people would prioritize this more. With every new langauge that comes out, sure it brings a few interesting features, but it always takes 5+ years for IDE support, a good debugger, and compile speed (if ever) to arrive. Good debugging tooling and compiler speed probably outweighs all the other benefits in the long run. Rust is a good example. JavaScript transpiling too. And once it arrives, people will probably be onto the next new language that barely has IDE syntax highlighting ready. > pythons horrible package management It really is terrible. The import system is so convoluted, but I guess it's quite old. Python really needs a good monorepo-friendly package manager like Node's pnpm. Even though the ESM transition is a clusterfuck, the new module system is actually quite nice and straightforward if you don't need to touch older code.