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In this episode, Jared Forsyth, a long-time Khan Academy engineer and functional programming enthusiast, joins Kent to explore the fascinating world of type inference. Jared previews his Epic WebConf talk, "Hindley and Milner Walk Into a Bar," where he dives into the mechanics of type inference algorithms and their impact on modern programming languages. They discuss the importance of understanding the fundamentals of language design, why type inference matters, and how getting comfortable with these concepts can make developers more effective.
