Ep 21 - Runtime Type Checking. You Probably Don't Need It

Grant’s adventure into why compile time type checking isnt enough. Do you have a reliable data source. Is it really, really reliable? If not, you might like runtime type checking! Sometimes rapid parallel development is painful, solve that pain with runtime type checking! Austin and Grant discuss what problems lead to the development of runtime type checking apollo hooks. They cover the initial problem, the attempted solutions, and the process of developing the structure that allows this set of hooks to work. Links: Runtypes Io-ts yup Duck typing Shout-outs: Grant: Runtypes, Ski Mask the Slump God, New Bugati by Lil Gnar Austin: Smart AudioBook Player