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Comment by mahatofu

1 year ago

Personally, the argument for strong types is when you’re writing critical foreseeably permanent architecture. It’s an extra layer of security and explanation.

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hu3  1 year ago

For me, a sensible use of types helps reducing cognitive load during development.

It also help with autocomplete and linting.

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