Conquering a fear of Duck Typing

lighting talk given at @dynlangchile

Transcript

1. Conquering a fear of Duck Typing Francisco Rojas @frojasg martes, 4 de junio de 13
2. What’s Duck Typing “When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck” -- James Whitcomb Riley martes, 4 de junio de 13
3. What’s Duck Typing martes, 4 de junio de 13
4. And if doesn’t quack? martes, 4 de junio de 13
5. Static typing Programmer martes, 4 de junio de 13
6. How we reflect our fears martes, 4 de junio de 13
7. How we reflect our fears martes, 4 de junio de 13
8. How we reflect our fears martes, 4 de junio de 13
9. The Zen of Duck Typing martes, 4 de junio de 13
10. The Zen of Duck Typing martes, 4 de junio de 13
11. Static v/s Dynamic Typing martes, 4 de junio de 13
12. Static Typing The compiler unearths type errors at compile time. Visible type information serves as Documentation Compiled code is optimized to run quickly martes, 4 de junio de 13
13. Dynamic Typing There’s no compile/make cycle Source code doesn’t include explicit type information Metaprogramming is easier martes, 4 de junio de 13
14. Above all, write tests. . . martes, 4 de junio de 13
15. Embrace the dynamism martes, 4 de junio de 13
16. Looking for a Job? We are looking for Developers cv.to alejandra.vial@ groupon.com martes, 4 de junio de 13