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by mpweiher 3326 days ago
> Without type annotations, refactorings are never safe

There is a difference between "I can prove this is safe" and "this is safe". You guys need to start figuring out the difference between theory and practice.

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In practice, "this is safe" often transforms to "I thought this was safe" at the most inopportune moment.
Nope, your theory says it should. In practice it doesn't.