Ask HN: What's Your Favorite Statically-Typed Language for Web Development

2 pointsjseims13y ago2 comments

Most popular server-side languages seem to be dynamic, duck typed (Ruby, Python). Which are great for writing short code, but difficult to maintain.

I have lots of experience with Java, but everyone seems to hate that language.

So what statically-typed languages do people recommend for web development?

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Check out Go (golang) - I feel it's going to be one of the strongest contenders for statically-typed web languages over the next few years.

I just started playing with Yesod in Haskell. Haven't used it for anything big yet, but I've been enjoying it.

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2 pointsjseims13y ago2 comments

Most popular server-side languages seem to be dynamic, duck typed (Ruby, Python). Which are great for writing short code, but difficult to maintain.

I have lots of experience with Java, but everyone seems to hate that language.

So what statically-typed languages do people recommend for web development?

Check out Go (golang) - I feel it's going to be one of the strongest contenders for statically-typed web languages over the next few years.

I just started playing with Yesod in Haskell. Haven't used it for anything big yet, but I've been enjoying it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse