You Don't Need Types in Ruby

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12 points | by zhisme 2 days ago ago

7 comments

  • az09mugen 2 days ago

    That's exactly the essence and the power of Ruby. If you want static typing, compilation, performance with Ruby-like syntax just use Crystal https://crystal-lang.org/

  • mooktakim a day ago

    Yes absolutely. People forget one of the reasons to use ruby is the beauty of the code. Any typed language is verbose and ugly. I understand other languages are more safe, I'm happy to code unsafe for developer joy.

  • dzonga 2 days ago

    There's an excellent talk from Ruby conf given by Noel Rapin - https://youtu.be/OM37TfsCyF4?si=HsS9yXNGiTlf5Oo9 about this.

    there's so many ways you can enjoy ruby without types.

  • karmakaze 2 days ago

    You also don't need variable names with point-free form, also known as tacit programming. I still prefer to name and type intermediate things.

  • monarchwadia 2 days ago

    And this is why I don't use Ruby.

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  • Lapsa 2 days ago

    Sorbet needs type inference and `dynamic` keyword