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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: 0.205s | source
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lovetocode ◴[29 Jul 20 21:47 UTC] No.23991935[source]▶
As an avid Rubyist I have no interest in introducing types into a dynamic language. I would just rather use C# or Java. I never understood why people are trying to make a round peg fit in a square hole.
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1. steve_adams_86 ◴[29 Jul 20 22:02 UTC] No.23992076[source]▶
I think of it a little differently. I'm excited. I love these incremental type systems. I don't want to write C# all the time at all, but I do find myself missing it occasionally. These systems are excellent for easing that pain when a language like C# isn't an option.

When a statically typed, compiled language is an option I tend to choose Rust lately just for novelty and curiosity, but it's rare that I have those options. When I don't, I find these tools are a godsend. You don't really lose flexibility at all.