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   Doug Gregor (dgregor79@sfba.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 11:18:59 JST Doug Gregor

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   • Ben Cohen

   @airspeedswift you’ll know I’m having my mid-life crisis when I start inventing another generics system

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 11:18:59 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Ben Cohen

     @dgregor79 @airspeedswift
     Proposed system for generic types: all types must have vague names like “Doodad,” “Thingamabob,” and “Whatever.” Contracts must be implicit, vague, and unchecked at all times. Instead of bits, the basic building block of data is platitudes and vague gestures.

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     Ben Cohen (airspeedswift@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 11:19:00 JST Ben Cohen

     Apparently people are angry about a manifesto? Probably @dgregor79 ruling out adding higher-kinded types to swift.