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Maybe Not - Rich Hickey
ClojureTV · 14 recommenders · 11 months
Rich Hickey's Clojure/Conj 2018 keynote argues that Maybe/Option types and rigid type signatures are a poor way to model data that changes over time. He builds the case around optionality, schema growth and compatibility, and presents the ideas behind Clojure spec as an alternative.
Why Hacker News readers recommend it: HN commenters send people to it whenever nulls, Maybe/Option or static typing come up, as a thoughtful dissent from the type-system orthodoxy that changes how some people model data.
Programming language designFunctional programming#rich hickey#clojure#maybe types#null#spec#static typing
“Rich Hickey's "Maybe Not" should be watched by anyone who thinks nulls/nils/undefineds are okay.”
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