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		exclipy on Oct 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Philosophy of Software Design 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.

synthc on Oct 25, 2023 [–]

static typing is a way to manage complexity, Rich Hickey is about avoiding complexity

hu3 on Oct 25, 2023 | [–]

But there's no way to completely avoid complexity.

So tools to manage complexity are welcome in my toolbox.

nlitened on Oct 25, 2023 | | [–]

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

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