[ruby-core:74286] Re: Type systems for Ruby

From: Martin J. Dürst <duerst@...>
Date: 2016-03-13 01:14:02 UTC
List: ruby-core #74286
On 2016/03/11 04:04, Rob Blanco wrote:

> Judging from the wiki, the main open question seems to be just what kind
> of type system to aim for, and here two groups of approaches are
> apparent: on the one hand, soft typing has been as far as I know the
> focus of attention in the community; on the other, gradual typing, which
> is where recent research and implementation concentrate.

Can you please quickly explain (or provide pointers) to "soft typing" 
and "gradual typing"? At first sight, the terms sound quite similar.

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