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RBS, Ruby’s new type signature language

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511 points mootrichard | 1 comments | 29 Jul 20 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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exabrial ◴[29 Jul 20 18:51 UTC] No.23990284[source]▶
Types help communicate information to the next developer. They're important, use them!
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1. sparker72678 ◴[29 Jul 20 20:51 UTC] No.23991467[source]▶
This isn't just about Types, per se. Ruby has types all over. You can't write Ruby without them.

This is about Static Typing and Type enforcement, in the context of a language that holds flexibility and meta-programming as high values.