What do people here like better: typed or untyped functional languages? (lemmy.ca)

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My first language was Racket and so naturally I gravitated to the lispy untyped functional programming style even when I was using languages like Python or Java, but when I tried Haskell for the first time my mind was absolutely blown and I was a convert ever since. What are your thoughts?

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[-] philluminati@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My main functional programming is Scala, which I absolutely love as a programming language. Due to it's simple implicits feature it feels a light as weak-typing but with the guarantees and debuggability of strong types. The types are there but the RSI isn't! However my experience is limited.

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