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by exclipy 963 days ago
Rich Hickey is the odd one out. What do you see in someone who shuns static typing? Static typing is the clearest way to reduce complexity.
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static typing is a way to manage complexity, Rich Hickey is about avoiding complexity
But there's no way to completely avoid complexity.

So tools to manage complexity are welcome in my toolbox.

Tools have their defined use cases. If you use the same tool in all cases, you’re probably misusing it.