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Yeah, imagine how retarded the type systems of the popular static typed languages were, that lead to such a baby-booming of dynamic languages. People were tra
by rnnr 11y ago
Yeah, imagine how retarded the type systems of the popular static typed languages were, that lead to such a baby-booming of dynamic languages. People were traumatized so hard that took years to reconsider a middle ground.
- rtpg 11y agoI think it's always been about how annoying it is to write out types. If you look at how popular go is among pythonistas, it kind of shows that the issue was really a lack of type inference more than anything else.
- rnnr 11y agoI share the same opinion, even sth as simple as TI makes things so much better. It's not only about writing but also reading the code. A good summary what's wrong with the type systems of the java era: http://www.slideshare.net/ScottWlaschin/c-light http://www.slideshare.net/ScottWlaschin/c-light
- rtpg 11y agowhat a great presentation, very powerful stuff
- reeboo 11y agoThat's an interesting way of looking at it.