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Incremental type systems are super interesting. Lots of work being done in the last 10 years that blurs the lines between static and dynamic typing (monkeytype,
by bcherny 9y ago
Incremental type systems are super interesting. Lots of work being done in the last 10 years that blurs the lines between static and dynamic typing (monkeytype, reticulated Python), types and values (via the triumph of inferred types), kinds and types (powerful trait systems like Scala's), and even values and code (code synthesis like magichaskeller, or excel's flashfill).
A bit of self promotion, I touched on this in a recent blog post if you're interested in this sort of stuff: https://performancejs.com/post/hde6a33/JavaScript-in-2017:-Year-in-Review,-Predictions-for-2018 https://performancejs.com/post/hde6a33/JavaScript-in-2017:-Y...