> For anything larger than (very) small programs, Rust requires an upfront design stage, due to ownership, that it's not required when developing in GC'ed langu

> For anything larger than (very) small programs, Rust requires an upfront design stage, due to ownership, that it's not required when developing in GC'ed languages. Every language requires this (if you want robust code), most just let you skip it upfront ... but you pay dearly for doing so later.