Re: Type annotations for lua

[Mouse <mouse@...>]

> I read this proposal to ECMAScript, and it seems like it could be a
> good idea for lua

> https://tc39.es/proposal-type-annotations/

> Basically, [it's] type annotations, but the actual implementation
> just ignores it, so tooling can use it

> Thoughts?

I think it's a bad idea to have type information that isn't enforced.
Eventually it will drift out of sync with reality.  "If the code and
the comments disagree, both are probably wrong."

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