Gradual Typing in Ruby - A Three Year Retrospective

Explore the journey of implementing gradual typing in Shopify's monolithic codebase over a three-year period in this RubyConf 2021 talk. Gain insights into the challenges and successes encountered during the adoption process, and learn how to determine if gradual typing is suitable for your own codebase and team. Discover the strategies employed to solve problems at appropriate abstraction levels, ensuring healthy adoption among developers. Delve into topics such as the rationale behind gradual typing, survey matrices, type ignore functionality, synchronization, surveys, and accelerators. Conclude with a Q&A session to address specific concerns and inquiries about gradual typing implementation in Ruby projects.