▲ 546 ▼ Which side are you? Javascript or Typescript (i.postimg.cc) submitted 3 years ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 224 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 years ago (2 children) typescript is a bandaid on a severed leg permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) More like a tourniquet and a prosthetic. It doesn't solve the underlying problem, but it's the best solution we've come up with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I view it more like a powered exoskeleton around a blob fish. IMO static typing is way more valuable than strong typing and I'd take static typing only over strong typing any day if I can only choose one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) MyPy for Python hides in the bushes. https://imgflip.com/7yinbx.jpg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kuresov@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago* Mypy is just okay. Haven't used TS to know the dark corners there, but any type system that's bolted on to the language is going to have dark corners in the best case. It's better than no type system, however. I remember when typed languages were "bad" because it "slowed you down" and "wasn't necessary if you know what you're doing"... how naive I was when I repeated those words so many years ago :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago image not found :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) More like a tourniquet and a prosthetic. It doesn't solve the underlying problem, but it's the best solution we've come up with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I view it more like a powered exoskeleton around a blob fish. IMO static typing is way more valuable than strong typing and I'd take static typing only over strong typing any day if I can only choose one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I view it more like a powered exoskeleton around a blob fish. IMO static typing is way more valuable than strong typing and I'd take static typing only over strong typing any day if I can only choose one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children) MyPy for Python hides in the bushes. https://imgflip.com/7yinbx.jpg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kuresov@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago* Mypy is just okay. Haven't used TS to know the dark corners there, but any type system that's bolted on to the language is going to have dark corners in the best case. It's better than no type system, however. I remember when typed languages were "bad" because it "slowed you down" and "wasn't necessary if you know what you're doing"... how naive I was when I repeated those words so many years ago :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago image not found :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kuresov@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago* Mypy is just okay. Haven't used TS to know the dark corners there, but any type system that's bolted on to the language is going to have dark corners in the best case. It's better than no type system, however. I remember when typed languages were "bad" because it "slowed you down" and "wasn't necessary if you know what you're doing"... how naive I was when I repeated those words so many years ago :) permalink fedilink source parent
