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by stevebmark 2944 days ago
It's a "tradeoff" in the way that not writing tests is a tradeoff
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sametmax 2944 days ago
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.
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stevebmark 2944 days 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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