Hope ruby 4 had static type system like typescript.

Maledictus · 2024-12-26T11:40:39 1735213239

I hope not, that would turn Ruby into just another of the myriad of statically typed languages.

Try Crystal if you want less dynamic typing.

nonconstant · 2024-12-27T02:45:28 1735267528

You can also check out the type checker by Ruby built by Stripe https://sorbet.org/

matthuggins · 2024-12-26T03:09:30 1735182570

I would love that!

revskill · 2024-12-26T03:11:51 1735182711

DHH is the issue, he means Rails is for one-person framework while he think static typing is only for enterprisey software.

dismalaf · 2024-12-26T05:44:06 1735191846

DHH has no say in Ruby development.

That being said, Matz also isn't a fan of static typing. Static type annotations exist in the form of RBS, but no one that matters in the Ruby eco-system is pushing static type annotations in .rb files themselves.

Also, after seeing TypeScript, I'm very happy about that.

nona · 2024-12-26T14:18:41 1735222721

https://github.com/soutaro/rbs-inline

I myself am unsure where I stand on RBS. I wouldn't mind more use of it in my gem dependencies, but would probably not like it if it was enforced everywhere.

For now I'll stick with improving my test/spec-writing skills, and maybe some runtime type checking like https://literal.fun/

dismalaf · 2024-12-27T00:36:48 1735259808

I think RBS is a decent tool, I don't mind it as long as it never becomes a requirement for anything. I hate the trend of statically typed dynamic languages because it's all of the pain without the main benefit (native speed).