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I don't mean to pick on your comment specifically, but I really dislike the notion that someone who appreciates, prefers, or relies on static types and a more s
by jjnoakes 3y ago
I don't mean to pick on your comment specifically, but I really dislike the notion that someone who appreciates, prefers, or relies on static types and a more strict compiler or toolchain is somehow not a grown-up.
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- stouset 3y agoI don’t know that that’s GP’s assertion at all. I feel similarly re: Java and Ruby. But I also love Rust which relies on static types and one of the strictest compilers in existence. But there’s something I can’t quite put my finger on where—yeah—Java and Golang (in my mind) force me into a boxed-in world where I’m not trusted to make good decisions about abstractions, but Rust and Ruby encourage me to do so.
- ncphillips 3y agoYeah I totally get that. Not really the best framing. A slightly better framing is they languages within stricter static types put up guardrails. They’re meant to keep you safe. Sometimes they also make it hard for you from going where you want to go. Don’t get me wrong i like static languages too. TS is one of my favourites. My time with Java was good. Just trying to give a different perspective on Ruby
- usefulcat 3y agoWhether you ‘are a grown up’ is a completely separate thing from whether you are being treated like a grown up.