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dllthomas on June 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Experiment: Unit testing isn't enough; You need st...

Even if you're a good programmer, typing and interfaces make refactoring quicker and typos easier to find.

This is why so many people have problems writing in JavaScript.

debacle on June 20, 2012 [–]

Typing makes refactoring quicker only if you're relying on it. If you're not, then it will actually make refactoring slower.

Interfaces will not make refactoring faster, just easier.

dllthomas on June 20, 2012 | [–]

> Typing makes refactoring quicker only if you're relying on it.

As opposed to?

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