Folks, `base` is not going to get better on the timescale we're interested in (<2 years).pic.twitter.com/GpLEiJ1XdS
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Folks, `base` is not going to get better on the timescale we're interested in (<2 years).pic.twitter.com/GpLEiJ1XdS
However, our problems don't stop there. Due to our type system, we get a much, *much* higher benefit from coordination between libs than most other langs. So we need to figure out how to make that happen!
E.g: Not only do we need an analogue to Python's Requests, *it's best if that analogue uses the same URL type as the rest of the ecosystem*.
A concrete example: the best analogue we currently have for Requests is `req`. But `req` uses its own URL type that isn't used by the rest of the ecosystem. So what should I use in hjsonschema when I'm defining the Schema data type (which contains URLs)?
We need excellent, usable, well-made libraries like req. We also need them to agree on common data types. Soooooo, we're in trouble.
I can't help but think of Rich Hickey's point about static types making it difficult for systems to interop.
Types don't make it difficult so much as they reveal this difficulty and force us to confront it eagerly rather than lazily (great when you plan on going technically bankrupt before having to pay the technical debt).
OK, I slightly lied: types *up to isomorphism* don't make it difficult. The cost of manually managing isomorphisms does introduce difficulty. The value of dynamic typing has always been in punning without limits. Also without guardrails or safety net.
The problem isn't types but rather lack of language-level support for anonymous records and anonymous sums
Any is the ultimate anonymous sum, and the Any List the ultimate anonymous record, at which point you have Lisp.
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