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Static typing is like a helmet that forces a speed limit, too. It won't necessarily help you experiment faster-- the common wisdom is that it does the opposite,
by devinj 16y ago
Static typing is like a helmet that forces a speed limit, too. It won't necessarily help you experiment faster-- the common wisdom is that it does the opposite, in Java/etc. style static typing.
- Periodic 16y agoWhich is why we need to work on dispelling the myth that static typing requires explicit typing. Type inference gives you many of the advantages of type checking without having to explicitly type every variable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_inference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_inference