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Ruby must never get static typing: dynamic duck typing is the essence of what makes Ruby Ruby.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson said

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Ruby The language itself rather than the framework: duck typing, Matz, and whether it should ever get static types.

Do static types make software better?under our view: The evidence that types prevent bugs is thin, and dynamic languages ship fine

What David Heinemeier Hansson actually said

  1. David Heinemeier Hansson · changed Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals
    It's the essence of what makes Ruby Ruby. This is why I don't fully understand when people call for Ruby to add static typing. 'Cause to me, it's the bedrock of what this is.

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