3 ms·

Yes it's true that retrofitting better type systems into existing languages may not be low-hanging fruit. But developers have shown a willingness to adopt new l

Yes it's true that retrofitting better type systems into existing languages may not be low-hanging fruit. But developers have shown a willingness to adopt new languages when they see clear benefits.

hwayne 9y ago
> Yes it's true that retrofitting better type systems into existing languages may not be low-hanging fruit. Disagree here, actually! Javascript (Typescript) and Python (mypy) are both seeing pretty big benefits from adding gradual typing.
- willtim 9y ago
  Glad to hear it!