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0 pointsstevebmark8y ago0 comments

It's a "tradeoff" in the way that not writing tests is a tradeoff

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sametmax8y ago· 1 in thread

Sure. Let's write a script, a website or analyse bio data together. You pick a static language. I'll pick a dynamic one. See you tomorrow.

stevebmarkOP8y ago

While my main concerns about Ruby aren't directly related to type systems or static typing, at this point in my career, the speed at which I can hack out a script in a language in 24 hours isn't related to how well designed I think the language is.

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