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Re:Static Types Are for Perfectionists by wiseowise on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:32PM (#44034512)
> So much for "without judgement".

Previously author felt enlightened by sneering on stupid normies for not understanding beautiful, clean™, statically typed code.

What’s better way to show how better you’re now, that you’ve reached new nirvana, by sneering on ivory tower wizards with their arcane languages that are obviously a sign of autism (because whoever is different from, and possibly smarter than, you is obviously autistic)?

Re:Static Types Are for Perfectionists by roman-kashitsyn on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @04:46AM (#44105088)
Author here.

> because whoever is different from, and possibly smarter than, you is obviously autistic

I’m not sure how you came to this conclusion from the text I wrote.

Autism has nothing to do with intelligence level.

BTW, I identify as autistic. And I find Haskell very soothing.