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They mentioned msgpack was calling gc.enable(), but it looks like that issue was fixed quite a while ago in version 0.2.2: https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-python/blob/2481c64cf1…

Maybe they mean data class inheritance, instead of subclassing? That's the only thing I know of that is planned for Kotlin 1.1 [1], and it's primarily useful for sealed classes (I'…

I think the advice is more relevant in the context of the specific language; it's not universal. In python you can go from attribute access to using a property (getter/setter) with…

...Or can you? import ctypes def tuple_setitem(t, index, item): obj = ctypes.py_object(t) item = ctypes.py_object(item) ref_count = ctypes.c_long.from_address(id(t)) original_count…

I'm not sure if you are asking about Python, or Ruby. Anyway, both languages use value-based hashing for dictionaries. I am not a Rubyist, but I guess you are just expected to not …

This is a Python specific restriction. Ruby for example allows mutable keys in dictionaries.

What about null?

I'm not sure what you mean by error values being dropped on the floor by default. In Go or languages with ADTs you would have to consciously ignore an exception. Languages where pa…

I was addressing your specific assertion with regard to encoding error conditions as reserved values in your return type's codomain, which I agree is ugly. One benefit of not throw…

> The problem usually is: What is the error code if your return type is int? Sure, you can define all negative ints as errors, or you provide a reference which is set when an error…

Things I dislike about Ion, having used it while at Amazon: - IonValues are mutable by default. I saw bugs where cached IonValues were accidentally changed, which is easy to do: Io…

That also wouldn't even compile. I also write in multiple languages, and for languages for which this is an issue I use a linter. This isn't even an issue in C if you compile every…

Sorry, it's just not practical to keep lines under 80 characters in some languages.

For me it's not that it's confusing, it's annoying to read because it indicates that the programmer didn't actually take the time to learn the language, and is instead writing it a…

Java if statements only allow boolean expressions, so the thing that the Yoda condition is supposed to protect against isn't even possible. I think this is precisely what the autho…