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Re:38% of bugs at Airbnb could have been prevented by using ... by ceronman on Monday February 11, 2019 @07:56AM (#19134055)
> - developers that don't think specifying types is helpful are still early in their careers (those who suffered in the dungeons of Java get some slack)

Developers who believe specifying types doesn't have any drawbacks are still early in their careers :D

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Re:38% of bugs at Airbnb could have been prevented by using ... by untog on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:02AM (#19134886)
TypeScript is a great middle ground in that regard. Doing something that is made tricky by types? Just cast it to "any" and do whatever you want.
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