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> IMHO, type-less provides some resiliency. If you write code for a "string" anything that satisfies "stringiness" will still run just fine. Things like that a
by mceldeen 6y ago
> IMHO, type-less provides some resiliency. If you write code for a "string" anything that satisfies "stringiness" will still run just fine.
Things like that are actually possible to do in a light weight way in FP languages and many of them are part of the stdlib. (PureScript happens to be my favorite example.) Many times it brings back the same feelings I had working in Ruby (which I also happen to love), but with the added confidence of a strong type system.
- withinboredom 6y agoScala is the closest I've gotten to FP at work. I'd love to play with Haskell/F#/etc in a professional setting, it just hasn't come up. Yet.
- mceldeen 6y agoHaskell family languages are something unique. I’ve never worked with Scala so I can’t say.