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eddsh1994 | karma 1203 | avg karma 2.88 · 2023-01-27 00:21:26

When the function name & types are harder to grok than the body I think it’s an issue. Looking at you, TypeScript.

bmacho | karma 1149 | avg karma 1.19 · 2023-01-27 04:31:44

For me it is an issue as well, but it doesn't seem to be an issue for the others. I strongly prefer Haskell/math notation for denoting the types of functions, but all the new languages choose other syntax.

Gigachad | karma 15126 | avg karma 2.88 · 2023-01-27 05:29:33

I don't think the syntax of TS is the problem. It's that people are trying to define types for massively dynamic JS that is inherently hard to express as a type.