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+  Duck typing
+pubDate: 2022-12-21
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+  archive/2022/12/21/duck-typing
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+If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.
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+If I pass a parameter into a function, as long as it works with the code within the function - it is of the correct type and has the expected properties and methods - it will work, although nothing is enforcing that the correct thing is passed in.
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+If not, you'd get an error that the method or property doesn't exist when trying to invoke or access it.
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+This is the opposite of strict typing, where you'd get a Type error if you passed the wrong thing.
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+Both are valid approaches, though I prefer to use types and get specific error messages and leverage tools like static analysis, which work better the more it understands your code.
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+In particular when writing and using open-source code that anyone can use however they like, I'd suggest leveraging types and type-checking, but it depends on what you, your team or your community prefer.