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by andrewflnr 3212 days ago
> Come back to me when the most used programming languages have a type system like Haskell's.

We never get there if the conversation about types is dominated by people who have only used Java-like type systems. Even ignoring that, demanding that powerful type systems be ubiquitous before discussing their benefits is a complete non sequitur. There's no excuse for ignorance, here.