This is something I run into with perl/php/python/ruby/etc too. Perhaps I've just gotten used to outsourcing some of my brain to the compiler, but I really like

This is something I run into with perl/php/python/ruby/etc too. Perhaps I've just gotten used to outsourcing some of my brain to the compiler, but I really like to lean on it to get good results. Run-time blow-ups suck, and I've always preferred using a compiler to writing all these test cases to catch run-time type errors. I really like using a dynamic language for some tasks. I almost never use C, C++, or Java for any task I hope to start and complete within a day. Those jobs are small enough it's easy to keep track of what you are passing around. I spent 6 months writing all of my utilities in Python. I tried very hard to like it, but it just didn't tickle my fancy. I do like perl and ruby for a dynamic language. I think perhaps the issue is, if you are like me and you don't like using dynamic languages for large programs, the extra clarity of python isn't enough of a added bonus.