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Shape typing in Python

While I was looking the other way, Python got advanced static types! Here’s matrix multiplication, describing the input shapes and its output shape:

I got started with simple web development, but because enamored with increasingly esoteric programming concepts, leading to a “trough of hipster technologies” before returning to more productive work. Bob invents asymmetric cryptography by playing loud white noise to obscure Alice’s message, which he can cancel out but an eavesdropper cannot. Businesses often tout “free” services, but the real costs come in terms of time, thought, and typing required from users.

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