A type system? No no no no. Why would you go after types? If you show people types, they'll ask "how expressive?" -- and it will never be enough. The lang that was the Java Script killer becomes another Elm. But if your lang has no types, you can say it's pre-types -- and it's a potential pure play.

Oct 9, 2025 · 3:53 AM UTC

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What do you mean by the term "Java Script" in this post?
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sorry, I'm not into low-IQ stuff, may get names wrong
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put the pluto in plutonium bomb
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Forth solved this ages ago
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This was Python
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Tres commas? How about no commas! (list 1 2 3 4 5)
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Inb4 5k likes
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Haha it’s like Schrödinger’s language could be brilliant, could be garbage, but as long as no one opens the box, it’s pure possibility.
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I just read this in Rus Hanneman's voice.
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I dropped types from my current pet project. Productivity sky-rocketed. Less time worrying about code that does not provide value to my users, nor improves the maintainability.
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This meme is 180 IQ.
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banger
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lmaooo, bro, "pre type" nuhhhh
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excellent tweet
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I literally laughed out loud! 🤣
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Amazing The language is called BCPL btw
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R.O.I.
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Dude, you're getting me that extra comma 😅
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Banger
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Elm would have been cool.
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Elm is so nice, such better syntax.
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if russ hanneman is saying that, you people better agree
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Even better, a language with optional types, you can turn them on, or you can turn them off. shenlanguage.org
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If a variable name begins with the letters I, J, K, L, M, or N, it is treated as an integer.. otherwise float.