Jtype
Languages and libraries
type checking library
SHOW HN2018
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#2,146of 2,155 in 2018
Top 100%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 1 comments about the project.
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What people liked
Clean, surprisingly clear syntax
From 1 comment
Let me first say that I like the approach you took in this library, and it's surprisingly clean in terms of syntax. As for your personal preference to be unique and…
smt88 on HN
Objections
Reinventing existing libraries tends to produce harder-to-maintain, buggier code
From 2 comments
Let me first say that I like the approach you took in this library, and it's surprisingly clean in terms of syntax. As for your personal preference to be unique and…
smt88 on HNDon’t pretend someone can’t create something better than what exists, just because you need to feel better about stopping yourself.
crislin2046 on HN
TypeScript already covers this without changing existing code
From 1 comment
From the FAQ about why you wouldn't just use TypeScript: > Why add transpilation and a tool chain, and change your code, and add a whole bunch of assumptions, when you can write…
smt88 on HN
Questions
How does this differ from tcomb?
From 1 comment
How does this differ from something like https://github.com/gcanti/tcomb ?
acemarke on HN
Alternatives named
tcomb
From 1 comment
How does this differ from something like https://github.com/gcanti/tcomb ?
acemarke on HN
TypeScript
From 1 comment
From the FAQ about why you wouldn't just use TypeScript: > Why add transpilation and a tool chain, and change your code, and add a whole bunch of assumptions, when you can write…
smt88 on HN