38% of bugs at Airbnb could have been prevented by using types

Re:38% of bugs at Airbnb could have been prevented by using ... by brlewis on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:57PM (#19131949)

> Is there a link where they say they spent 38% of their development time on this?

No there is not. The comment you're replying to has no factual basis for this claim.

Nor is there a basis in the article for 'what these Javascript devs are calling "The Typescript Tax"'. In the article there's one comment that refers to such a tax, but the commenter doesn't claim to agree, and every reply disagrees.

Nor is there a basis in the article for "Surely Node.js is going to be looked back upon as one of the worst mistakes in the history of 21st century programming." The article says nothing about the total quantity of bugs, bugs per line of code, or other comparable metric.

The comment you're replying to seems to have a predetermined agenda tangentially related to the article.

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Re:38% of bugs at Airbnb could have been prevented by using ... by ajxs on Monday February 11, 2019 @12:46AM (#19132342)

My apologies, I was commenting very generally regarding attitudes typical of Javascript developers I have encountered in my professional life, rather than addressing the article directly. Also, you're right. 38% of development time is not the same as 38% of bugs, mea culpa, but there is an overall point to my statement about the productivity cost that I believe remains correct regardless.

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Re:38% of bugs at Airbnb could have been prevented by using ... by brlewis on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:57AM (#19135339)

You gained more reputation by owning your mistake than you lost by making it.

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