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pattern matching in dynamically typed language would be very very limited and don't forget that you also have very little time to parse and run the app (time to

pattern matching in dynamically typed language would be very very limited and don't forget that you also have very little time to parse and run the app (time to interactive) it really doesnt make much sense - just compile to js if you can't live without it

jelder 7y ago
Ruby’s pattern matching is incredibly elegant and useful. It can definitely be done in a dynamic language.
mercer 7y ago
Could you elaborate? Elixir is dynamically typed and makes heavy use of pattern matching (or does it?).