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The authors designed a telemetry system to study type errors in the Luau programming language without compromising privacy. The study revealed insights into the effectiveness of type analysis modes and their impact on error detection.
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The study focused on implementing a telemetry system to analyze type errors in the Luau programming language. It collected over 1.5 million telemetry records from Roblox Studio, highlighting key findings about type error pragmatics, adoption rates of different analysis modes, and implications for other gradual languages.
The research aimed to improve the understanding of how creators interact with type analysis tools and the impact of different modes on error detection. Key observations included the low adoption of strict mode, the prevalence of syntax errors, and challenges related to background error detection.
The data showed that most sessions predominantly used nonstrict mode, with a significant gap between untyped and typed Luau sessions. The telemetry design prioritized privacy by pseudonymizing data while still providing valuable insights into type errors without revealing sensitive information.
Overall, the study provided valuable insights into improving type error telemetry systems for programming languages like Luau and highlighted potential areas for future research and development in this field.
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Luau includes an optional gradual type system.
Over 1.5 million telemetry records were collected from Roblox Studio.
Opt-in gradual types are unpopular with a 100x gap between untyped and typed sessions.
Type analysis rarely hits internal limits on problem size.
Background analysis uses rigorous checks similar to strict mode.
Telemetry records include timestamps, session IDs, reasons for sending, and numeric summaries of recent type analyses.
Data was collected from over 340,000 sessions during Spring 2023.