Overview
This course focuses on implementing gradual typing in Python to enhance readability, identify bugs, and support tooling for improved security and developer efficiency. By transitioning from minimal annotations to a fully typed codebase using Pyre, participants will learn strategies and tools to increase type coverage and enhance the Instagram codebase. The course covers topics such as gradual typing, type checkers, setting goals, automatic type coverage, and utilizing types in Python. The intended audience includes Python developers looking to improve code quality and efficiency through gradual typing practices.
Syllabus
Introduction
Outline
Gradual Typing
Type Checkers
Why Use Types
Strict Mode
Setting Goals
Prior Statistics
Automatic Type Coverage
Code Patterns
Types in Python
Taught by
PyCon US