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TS and Elm were included in a "Don't have static type checking" section, alongside Flow, ReasonML, and a blank space for all the others. The point I was going f
by robertwpearce 4y ago
TS and Elm were included in a "Don't have static type checking" section, alongside Flow, ReasonML, and a blank space for all the others. The point I was going for was that there are numerous options for static type checking for the web out there.
- yakshaving_jgt 4y agoSure, but I still don’t think they’re equivalent. Not all type systems are created equal, and TS has to work under a wildly different set of constraints (like escape hatches) than Elm does.
- robertwpearce 4y agoIt's hard for me to tell if your account is a joke or not because of the "yakshaving" part, so I'll respond as if it isn't. I totally agree with you! I can't say that conversation belongs alongside this post, though.
- yakshaving_jgt 4y agoI appreciate that you assumed good faith. For what it’s worth, “yak shaving” is an analogy to what programmers often find themselves spending their time doing. https://seths.blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that/ https://seths.blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that/