Personally, I had the same experience as you did, except the borrow checker also...

		ilovecaching on March 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I rewrote the mesh generator of Dust3D from Ru... Personally, I had the same experience as you did, except the borrow checker also helped me unlearn a few bad habits and gave me a deeper understanding of references. Now it is second nature, and I rarely every fight the borrow checker. I think part of it is planning ahead.