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This is a rather glib response. Of course one should choose the right tools for the situation. Personally if I'm prototyping an algorithm I'd rather do it wit
by tome 9y ago
This is a rather glib response. Of course one should choose the right tools for the situation. Personally if I'm prototyping an algorithm I'd rather do it with types so I don't write any code that was clearly nonsense before I even tried to run it.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoPersonally, I work the same way you do. But I've heard enough people who want the faster feedback of a REPL-like environment to accept that their approach at least feels more productive to them. It may even be more productive - for them. If so, tying them down with type specifications would slow them down, at least in the prototyping phase.
- tome 9y agoThat certainly seems like a reasonable hypothesis to explore and I'm curious to try a Haskell "EDN"-like type as defined in the article to see if that helps me prototype faster!