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		beat on June 5, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books s... aka "Why duck typing is better than inheritance". Yes, great book, but if you're using a language that doesn't support duck typing, some of the concepts will frustrate you and make you wish you were using Ruby instead.

rimliu on June 5, 2017 [–]

You can do some (most) of the stuff using interfaces/protocols in languages that support these.

beat on June 6, 2017 | [–]

It's not quite as natural, though. On the other hand, making it explicit is often a Good Thing.

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