But, as for Python (or any similar lang), I'm not sure this would be the case since this even goes against the Python moto: "let the exceptions fly and catch them later".
So, defensive programming model might be different from a lang to another.
Interesting. I tried to find an article about Python and “letting the exceptions fly” but I couldn’t find anything.
One should always choose the best tool for the job. Sometimes that might be throwing/catching an error, and other times it might mean preventing it with the type system. Why limit yourself to one tool?
“When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail.”
I agree with you in this TypeScript scenario.
But, as for Python (or any similar lang), I'm not sure this would be the case since this even goes against the Python moto: "let the exceptions fly and catch them later".
So, defensive programming model might be different from a lang to another.
Interesting. I tried to find an article about Python and “letting the exceptions fly” but I couldn’t find anything.
One should always choose the best tool for the job. Sometimes that might be throwing/catching an error, and other times it might mean preventing it with the type system. Why limit yourself to one tool?
“When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail.”
I think the last time I heard it about was in a video or so, but the correct idiom is "Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission"
This video explains it in a nice way: youtube.com/watch?v=x3v9zMX1s4s
And this article summarizes things: devblogs.microsoft.com/python/idio...
I can totally relate after I saw how TypeScript goes (I never used it before, just the old normal JS).