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Re:.NET Blazor by cl0ckt0wer on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:34AM (#38365925)
I spend most of my dev time in typed languages. Going to untyped languages feels like going from K'nex to clay.
Re:.NET Blazor by solarkraft on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:13PM (#38373246)
Same here. I'm a web developer. Very few people use Javascript without types (through Typescript).
Re:.NET Blazor by LaGrange on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:40PM (#38373480)
This is hilarious, because clay is just such an amazing material.
Re:.NET Blazor by steego on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @12:50PM (#38382483)
Clay is very malleable and has all sorts of wonderful properties. As a building material it has fundamental limitations as it’s less suited for tensile loads.

It’s funny, because you can continue the analogy and compare optionally typed languages (like TypeScript) to adding wood/rebar to a brick building, allowing it to go vertical.

A good example: the Chrysler building sports 3 million specially made bricks for its facade. By blending both materials, you receive the thermal and maintenance benefits of brick with structural integrity of steel.