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Ygg2 on Nov 5, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The type system is a programmer's best friend

> I can argue whatever type you use in place of a string will similarly be "not a great type".

All Types are wrong, but some are useful.

Will Money type solve all problems? Is it better than decimal, from POV of prevention of mistakes - yes.

Jach on Nov 5, 2022 [–]

You have Money types? Lucky, I still see people using floats...

Ygg2 on Nov 6, 2022 | [–]

Well. Can't wait to multiply $20 with A$30 and see what happens.

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