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> Dynamic languages just don't scale to large codebases You mean "popular" dynamic languages due to their lack of tooling. Dynamic languages like Smalltalk sc
by gnaritas 9y ago
> Dynamic languages just don't scale to large codebases
You mean "popular" dynamic languages due to their lack of tooling. Dynamic languages like Smalltalk scale up just fine, but Smalltalk has automated refactoring tools. In other words it's a tool support problem, not a dynamic language problem.
- Roboprog 9y ago> Dynamic languages just don't scale to large codebases Static languages scale to large codebases. There's no app that a static language (and those who insist on static types) can't turn into a much larger codebase :-) I love the imagery of "mountains of dirt": http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/12/codes-worst-enemy.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/12/codes-worst-enemy.ht...