• jdeath@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    i like when my strongly typed language can type itself, why should i have to type extra words because the compiler is stupid?

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      1 year ago

      So that next time your coworker uses the wrong type, the compiler can scream at him: “NO I WONT COMPILE THIS YOU DUMBASS, LOOK JOHN SAID ON LINE 863 THAT IT SHOULD BE A DOUBLE, NOT A FLOAT FOR FUCK SAKE”

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        1 year ago

        Type error unless there’s an implementation of + that specifies adding together and integer and a string.

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        I’m not sure if you’re being rhetorical or not, but “string|number” is definitely correct here. A computer could definitely figure this out, but typing is for the benefit of the coders more than the code itself. It’s basically functional documentation

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            1 year ago

            Yeah that’s what I’m saying, I hate it when coworkers will assign everything as “any” just to avoid the scary red squigglies. Oh well I guess that’s what code reviews are for 🙃