IDE support?

["Ionuț G. Stan"]

On Sep/12/2011 22:19, Rick Waldron wrote:
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> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Claus Reinke <claus.reinke at talk21.com
> <mailto:claus.reinke at talk21.com>> wrote:
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>             I'm hopeful that type inference combined with class syntax and
>             an (eventual) traits system will get us "there", so that you
>             can use
>             structural type tests for enforcement and that the IDE can
>             get the
>             benefit of hints through inference.
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>     Improved, statically checkable, types would also help mitigate
>     Javascript's silent failures (silently breaking code when trying to
>     refactor, fixing bugs, or adding features).
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> Unit tests with comprehensive and thorough code coverage does this today.
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Sure. The question is why should we do it if a machine can do it? That 
would mean we can concentrate on writing business logic tests instead of 
tests that verify type matches.


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