New startup and a word about types

It's been a while. I joined a new tech startup in Helsinki and have had no time to write to my blog. But I'm always returning! See?

My summer adventures at TKK went smoothly and I'm happy that I had the opportunity to work in a very interesting project and enhance my C/C++ skills there. Now I'm writing mostly Python and it feels great after months of C, almost like if somebody just imported antigravity. I have to admit, I have long been a strong proponent of explicit typing as it is a form of self-documentation, but when you just need to build something quickly, as in startups, explicit types are simply slowing you down. I need to add that I'd still love static typing, something Python does not offer.

Days are already dark in Helsinki and it's getting cold. Now we have to face six months of darkness, which is always so... intriguing. I have always wondered though how quickly it passes. Now that I have Python with me, the spring will surely return in no time.

Have you ever wondered why your relatives are always asking for your help with computers? It's not that they are stupid, but the computers are still way too difficult to use. That's going to change in the next decade(s). I bet the whole platonic idea of the computer is going to change. It'll be more like that everything is a computer, and we will start calling these devices something else that more accurately describes their function.