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dmerej's blog
Personal blog · dmerej.info/blogprogrammingsystems
dmerej's blog is a personal blog at dmerej.info about programming and systems. Since 2018, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “I don't need types”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-08-18, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The only comment is one commenter's own account of Rust's fearless refactoring after rewriting a Python tool, tied to the thread topic. It does not judge the blog's writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- I don't need types2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-05-28
What Hacker News says?
Fearless refactoring is THE reason I rewrote an internal tool at work from Python to Rust. When the code got sufficiently large and a refactor was in order, I suddenly realized how loose everything is semantically tied together. I understood why so many Python developers like writing so many dumb unit tests. They're compensating for the lack of a strong static type system[1]. This is an internal tool that isn't our…
Comment linking /blog/post/i-dont-need-types/
on “Unexpected productivity boost of Rust”Submitted A definition of the Linux desktop as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I don't need types as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I don't need types as a story · 2 points
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